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appyboo

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Our use of antibiotics has dramatically altered the course of evolution, to the point that:
 
  a. antibiotics are no longer significant selective factors causing bacteria to evolve.
  b. insecticides are now more prevalent in reducing malaria.
  c. at least 15 of degraded ecosystems have been restored.
  d. antibiotics are significant selective factors causing more virulent forms of bacteria.
  e. human technology is no longer responsible for the deadly nature of new diseases.

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What is meant by the term Anthropocene?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

This term is meant to express the age of humans and represents a time period in which the
environment has been impacted by human behavior.


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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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