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Considering the impacts and benefits of bioprospecting, which of the following describes the most likely impact?

A. It could be harmful to the ecosystem.

B. It may make additional types of medical treatments available.

C. It is more expensive than creating synthetic compounds.

D. It provides additional variety of known chemical compounds.

I believe it’s A but I’m not sure and I can not fail this.

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cbalmer38

Bioprospecting is the search for plant and animal species from which medicinal drugs and other commercially valuable compounds can be obtained.

Based on this I think it could be B.

Hope this helps.

annyksl

Answer:

B. It may make additional types of medical treatments available.

Explanation:

Bioprospecting is a method or a way of locating, assessing and exploiting the diversity of life existing in a given location legally. Its main objective is the search of genetic and biochemical resources for commercial purposes, always aiming at conservation so that the desired resource is not exhausted. With this, we can conclude that the correct answer is the letter B.