Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Chapter 3, Problem 23BS
Each year, industrial chemists develop and test organic compounds for use as insecticides, fungicides, and weed killers. Is your general opinion of such chemicals positive or negative? What influences have shaped your feelings?
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