Why Might We Be Most Likely to Accept Our Local

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Multiple Choice

Why might we be most likely to accept our local weatherman's claim that the air quality in our town is within acceptable limits?

• A)The weatherman is an authority on the subject.
• B)We do not have the resources to evaluate the claim ourselves.
• C)The evidence is not persuasive enough to challenge our own preconceptions.
• D)We tend to keep a closed mind in face of potentially dangerous,uncontrollable conditions.

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Definitions:

Oxygen Availability

The presence and accessibility of oxygen in an environment, critical for the respiration processes of aerobic organisms.

Endosperm

Nutritive tissue in the seeds of flowering plants.

Nutrition

The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth, including the study of nutrients and how the body utilizes them.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, producing oxygen as a byproduct.