Applied Ethics

question 39

Multiple Choice

Applied ethics:

• A) Is devoted to analyzing moral problems and the permissibility of specific actions or practices in certain areas of life such as economics or politics
• B) Is interested in universal principles being used to guide the behavior of professionals such as lawyers
• C) Would not be concerned with the ethics of eating meat or polluting the environment
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Flagellated Sperm

Sperm cells equipped with a flagellum, allowing for motility in fluid environments, commonly found in many plants and some animals.

Bryophytes

Non-vascular plants that include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, characterized by their life cycles and lack of true roots and leaves.

Sporophytes

The diploid, spore-producing phase in the life cycle of plants that undergo alternation of generations.

Triploid Cell

A cell that has three sets of chromosomes, often occurring in plants and some species of fish and amphibians.