Which of the following phrases best defines the term "bias"?

a prejudice toward or against a particular subject, group, or person
the means used to communicate with large numbers of people
the aggregate of opinions, attitudes, and beliefs of the general public about a topic
a point from which news is distributed

the first one

Explanation:

because bias is when someone is leaning to one side and it's unfair

the law of original horizontality explains:   why rocks appear in layers. correct answer: b the law suggests that all rock layers are originally laid down (deposited) horizontally and can later be deformed.   the principle is used by geologists to make assumptions about the relative ages of sedimentary rocks.

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).