6. which term means "rainy cloud"? a stratus b cirrus c nimbus dcumulus

Clouds that produce rain and snow are called "Nimbus" clouds.

Example: Two examples are the nimbostratus or the cumulonimbus clouds.

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).