Question

1. antonio is reading a popular magazine for a paper in his economics course at the university of barcelona. baleares, clertamente, disfruta en general de una situación económica privilegiada, aunque no por ello deja de haber sectores deprimidos, entre ellos la agricultura, que va camino de convertirse en una actividad residual. pero baleares adolece de graves problemas de infraestructuras que no es capaz de resolver con sus propios recursos y que tampoco es que el gobierno central se muestre excesivamente generoso a la hora de aportar financiación a sus soluciones. en el período 2000 - 2006 baleares ha recibido una inversión de 193 millones de euros de la ue lo cual supone que la inversión anual por habitante es de 29 euros. according to this text, what is the main problem with the economy in the balearic islands? ○ it has a greater demand than supply. ○ it lacks natural resources. ○ it is not self - sustaining. ○ it is largely agriculturally - based. 19. timoteo was writing his science lab report and found the following article to support his research. los investigadores confirmaron esta nueva propiedad del arándano en pruebas realizadas con rotivirus intestinales de micos y cabras, y determinaron que el jugo de la baya impidió que el virus se adhiriera a los glóbulos rojos u otro tipo de células. how was this science experiment conducted? ○ using computers. ○ using animals. ○ using human subjects. ○ using bacteria.

Explanation:

For Question 18:

The text states the Balearic Islands have severe infrastructure problems they cannot solve with their own resources, and the central government is not generous with funding. This means the economy cannot sustain itself independently. The other options are incorrect: there is no mention of demand-supply imbalance, lack of natural resources, and agriculture is noted as a declining residual sector.

For Question 19:

The text explicitly says the experiments testing the blueberry's property were done with intestinal rotavirus in mice (micos) and goats (cabras), which are animals. The other options are not supported by the text.

Answer:

1. It is not self-sustaining.
2. Using animals.