11. The following graph shows the results of an experiment done by four different groups. Each group took a rubber band and recorded how far it stretched as
they added weights to it. What is the independent (test) variable in this
experiment?
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3 Group 4
stretch
weight
I
A) The distance the rubber band stretched
B) The number of weights added to the rubber band
C) The different types of rubber bands
D) The same type of rubber bands

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."

primary succession occurs in essentially lifeless areas regions in which the soil is incapable of sustaining life as a result of such factors as lava flows, newly formed sand dunes, or rocks left from a retreating glacier. secondary succession occurs