Chimpanzees Can Suffer from Polio

question 5

Multiple Choice

Chimpanzees can suffer from polio. If you wanted to develop a chimpanzee polio vaccine, you would likely discover that

• A) the pharmaceutical industry would invest heavily because of the potential for profitability
• B) opposition from human polio sufferers would be strong
• C) research and testing on apes are tightly regulated by many governments because of their close similarity to humans
• D) few people care enough about chimpanzees to worry

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Manganese Oxides

Compounds of manganese with oxygen, often found as minerals that can form in soils and sedimentary rocks.

Calcium Carbonate

A chemical compound with the formula CaCO3, found in rocks as the minerals calcite and aragonite and is the main component of pearls and the shells of marine organisms, snails, and eggs.

Caliche

A soil-related accumulation of calcareous material that cements sand, gravel, and other materials, commonly forming a hard layer.

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