Should We Bring Back Extinct Species?
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The idea of bringing extinct species back to life is known as “de-extinction,” and it’s now a legitimate scientific field. By extracting DNA from museum specimens and splicing it into the cells of similar living species, scientists say they can engineer animals back into existence. Researchers have started thinking seriously about which extinct species to focus their efforts on. Near the top of most lists are the woolly mammoth, which lived in the Arctic and went extinct about 4,000 years ago, and the passenger pigeon, which was once the most common bird in North America but went extinct in 1914.
But just because scientists may be able to bring species back doesn’t mean they should. Two scientists debate the ethics of de-extinction.
1. Which context clue strategy does the author use for the term "de-extinction"?
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synonym
synonym
antonym
antonym
inference
inference
The context clue strategy the author uses for the term "de-extinction" is inference.
The reader needs to infer the meaning of "de-extinction" from the surrounding context, which explains the process as "bringing extinct species back to life." The passage doesn't directly provide a synonym or antonym for the term; rather, it describes the process, allowing the reader to deduce the meaning of "de-extinction" as the science of reviving extinct species.