Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left. _What is the main reason that embryonic stem cell research is considered ethically controversial? A. Embryos contain totipotent cells. B. Embryos are the result of sexual reproduction. C. Embryos from many different organisms must be used. D. Embryos are destroyed in the process.

Making and Using Tables Research at least ten hurricanes that have occurred throughout the world since 1980. Based on the Saffir-Simpson scale, make a data table showing wind speed, air pressure in the center, and property damage associated with each hurricane. For more help, refer to the Skill Handbook.

Bagels are made by first boiling them, then baking them. This gives them the crusty outside with the doughy inside. Conduct research to find out what other bread products have crusty exteriors with doughy insides. Find out what they taste like and where they were developed. Write a report.

A research report described two results that both achieved statistical significance at the $5 \%$ level. The $P$ value for the first is $0.048$; for the second it is $0.0002$. Do the $P$-values add any useful information beyond that conveyed by the statement that both results are statistically significant? Write a short paragraph explaining your views on this question.

Research Business Property. Restrictions When a company decides where to locate its business. it must first investigate any government restrictions by which it would have to abide. These restrictions determine how a business uses and disposes of business property. One such example is a zoning law. Zoning laws determine where commercial buildings can be placed within a community and may restrict how a building is used Using the Internet, research your local zoning laws and identify where businesses are able to build and if there are any additional restrictions or ordinances in your community that affect businesses List the restrictions and evaluate whether the restrictions might encourage or discourage a new business Support your views with logical reasoning.

Research a method used for grinding, polishing, and testing mirrors used in reflecting telescopes. You may report either on methods used by amateur astronomers who make their own telescope optics, or on a method used by a project at a national laboratory. Prepare a one-page report describing the method, and present it to the class.

Select the best answer. Corn variety 1 yielded 140 bushels per acre last year at a research farm. This year, corn variety 2, planted in the same location, yielded only 110 bushels per acre. Based on these results, is it reasonable to conclude that corn variety 1 is more productive than corn variety 2? (a) Yes, because 140 bushels per acre is greater than 110 bushels per acre. (b) Yes, because the study was done at a research farm. (c) No, because there may be other differences between the two years besides the corn variety. (d) No, because there was no use of a placebo in the experiment. (e) No, because the experiment wasn't double-blind.

Research examples of public service announcements and campaigns. You might use the internet, listen to radio, watch television, or look at newspaper or magazine ads to find examples. Find at least three examples that appeal to you, and evaluate them far the clarity of their messages, use of visuals and multimedia elements, and effectiveness.

Group members should choose a particular field of interest. Research how linear programming is used to solve problems in that field. If possible, investigate the solution of a specific practical problem. Present a report on your findings, including the contributions of George Dantzig, Narendra Karmarkar, and L. G. Khachion to linear programming.

Some biologists research the structure of animals. Biologists have discovered that the length l of an antelope's bone, measured in millimetres can be modeled by $l=24.1 d^{2 / 3}$. where d denotes the bone's midshaft diameter (in millimeters). What is the length of an antelope bone if the midshaft diameter is 20 millimetres?

Imagine that you are a reporter shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis has ended. Write an article describing Soviet actions in Cuba and President Kennedy’s role in resolving the crisis. Research some articles from the time to help you write in a style and tone appropriate to the historical period, and revise as necessary.

A marketing research firm advises a new client that approximately 15% of all persons sent a sweepstakes offer will return the mailing. Suppose the client sends out 10,000 sweepstakes offers.a. What is the probability that fewer than 1,430 of the mailings will be returned?b. What is the probability that more than 1,600 of the mailings will be returned?

According to Global Research News (Mar. 4, 2014), one-fourth of all rough diamonds produced in the world are blood diamonds, i.e., diamonds mined to finance war or an insurgency. In a random sample of 700 rough diamonds purchased by a diamond buyer, let x be the number that are blood diamonds. Find the mean of x.

On the line provided, identify the following word groups by writing SF for sentence fragment, RO for run-on sentence, or S for sentence.

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