Which Statement Regarding Science and Technology Is True

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding science and technology is true?

• A) Science, without the assistance of technology, has brought about life-improving discoveries, such as antibiotics.
• B) Technology, without the assistance of science, helps us to understand the causes of cancer.
• C) Science is defined as the application of technological knowledge.
• D) Combining both science and technology may ease the feeding of the world population by producing new plant strains.

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