The Practice of Commercially Exploiting and Patenting Naturally Occurring Biochemical

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Multiple Choice

The practice of commercially exploiting and patenting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material,restricting its future use,and failing to pay the community who has traditionally used it,is known as

• A) biopiracy.
• B) bioterrorism.

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Definitions:

Quadratic Formula

A formula used to find the solutions of a quadratic equation, given as \(x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}\).

Adjacent Rectangular Corrals

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Enclosed Region

An area that is completely surrounded or bounded by a boundary, such as a shape or curve in geometry.

Discriminant

In algebra, the discriminant is a quantity expressed in terms of the coefficients of a polynomial equation that can determine the nature and number of the roots.