Genetic engineering is the manipulation of genes using cloning and transformation to change the gene structure. genetic engineering has many positive outcomes. for example, a) gene therapy might cure one defect while creating another. b) genetic modification of foods can increase their medicinal value. c) increasing the taste of crops while decreasing the nutritional value. d) gene transfers of resistance genes increase possibility of disease agents.

You decide that the introduction should also discuss the extremophiles that are referred to as the archaea. these single-cell organisms are considered "extremophiles" due to their ability to survive and reproduce in environmental conditions that would be hostile for most living organisms. archaea species have been isolated from highly acidic sulfur springs, ocean floor thermal vents with temperatures that exceed boiling, and subarctic ice well below freezing. while still considered to be prokaryotic, the archaea have numerous differences that place them apart from the bacteria. choose the characteristics that separate the archaea from other prokaryotic cells. select all that apply. view available hint(s) select all that apply. archaea lack true peptidoglycan in their cell walls. the morphology of the cell is rigid and is geometric in shape, similar to a sphere or cylinder. the cytoplasmic membrane lipids of archaea have branched or ringform hydrocarbon chains. all currently identified and characterized archaea have been linked as the causative agent to an animal or human disease.

Sara goes on a slingshot ride in an amusement park. she is strapped into a spherical ball that has a radius 3*10^2 of centimeters. what is the volume of air in the spherical ball? use this formula: volume of a sphere=4/3pi,r^3 , where r is the sphere’s radius.

African penguins, which inhabit the coasts of southern africa, were classified as an endangered species in 2010. two significant threats to their survival are ecosystem damage from oil spills and overfishing by humans. overfishing depletes the food supply of african penguins. the best method to reduce the threat of overfishing would be to . the risk of oil spills could be reduced by increasing the use of , which should oil consumption. if an oil spill does occur, could be used to remove the oil so the ecosystem may more quickly recover.