1. Answer the following using complete sentences. a. Give an example of a situation or problem that would be difficult to test without a model and describe the model you would use. b. Describe a situation from the news or recent history where scientists were called upon to provide explanations of events and offer possible solutions to problems. c. Choose an industry or business. Decide what areas of scientific study they should support and state why you think so. d. Describe one way in which the quality of human life is based on the quality of a natural ecosystem. e. Give an example of a technology or problem that has recently become widespread. Discuss the impact of this technology or problem and contrast that to the way you think others may view the technology or problem.

the oceanic zone is typically defined as the area of the ocean lying beyond the continental shelf, but operationally is often referred to as beginning where the water depths drop to below 100 meters (328 feet), seaward from the coast to the open ocean.

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the correct answer is - d. china has a large and growing population.

the fact that china has a large (the biggest) population, and it is still growing, doesn't hinder the agriculture production in the country. in fact, it can for increased production in the agriculture, since there's more labor force, as well the sheer mass of people produces lots of scientists that come up with new inventions as to how to improve this sector. nice example is the inner mongolia region in china, in general dominated by the gobi desert, but few scientist came up with a nice idea as to how to make the region productive by using plants that are very resistant to droughts, so lots of people have been employed, and the region is becoming greener and greener each year, and the production of food in this region is also increasing.