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Student name: st
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Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is f
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alse.
1) Managing emerging diseases such as SARS is just one of st st st st st st st st st
the many challenges facing science today.
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2) The development of new technologies is based on s
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cience.
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3) Which of the following statement(s) regarding genes st st st st st st
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xample of which characteristic of life?
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