Answer and Explanation:
The question above refers to the 100-Year Starship Project and the need for public support for this project to progress and develop efficiently. Jemison, one of those responsible for the project, says that public support and dedication is essential, however, he is not referring only to the support of the population, but to the commitment of public bodies to stimulate research, scientific progress and the discoveries that project can accomplish. The lack of cooperation from public agencies discourages space travel, due to the lack of resources and funding.
Their, because it is owned by someone
This would be a metaphor (-:
and a metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. Now, you simply have to find the simile, and think about how you can interpret it. Since you did not attach the excerpt I can’t answer but at least this is how to do it.
Answer:
It lists details about what scientists have learned about the benefits of microbes.
Explanation:
Hello. You did not provide the ceiling to which this question is related, but the only statement that shows a way that scientists would use to show that microbes help humans is by making a list of what they have learned about the benefits that microbes can to tease. These benefits, in fact, are many, such as the manufacture of food, medicines, agricultural products, the composition of the intestinal flora, the ability to decompose matter, among others.