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5. The following are true except: a. Gene therapy can prevent offset diseases that are inherited b. The DNA and/or genes can be corrected in sex cells using somatic gene therapy c. Lifestyle is also a factor that triggers hereditary diseases d. Cells that are being genetically modified are called transgenic. 6. Major greenhouse gases include the following, except: a. ozone c.methane b. carbon dioxide d. Water vapor 7. The depletion of the ozone layer of the atmosphere is mainly due to: a. too much carbon dioxide b. too much nitrogen oxide c. chlorofluorocarbons d. too much carbon monoxide 8. In the earth's atmosphere, which is the most abundant greenhouse gas? a. methane c. carbon dioxide b. water vapor d. Chlorofluorocarbons 9. It is a primary source considered as non- renewable. a. crude oil c. coal b. natural gas d. all of the above 10. Biomass includes the following, except: a. Landfill gas Butane b. Wood waste d. Biodiesel 11. The range of animal and plant species and the genetic variability of these species is referred to as: a. Biosphere c. Biodiversity b. Biota d. none of these 12. All of the following are the benefits we can get from biodiversity except: a. Food c. wealth b. drugs and medicine d. aesthetic 13. Currently the greatest biodiversity occurs in the: a. temperate forest c. tropical forest b. desert d. tundra