Biodegradable - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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The production of the genetically engineered "golden rice" could be important to people of developing nations, especially in South-East Asia, because: A. people are more likely to consume yellow grains than white. B. golden rice is less expensive to grow and harvest than white rice. C. golden rice has been engineered to be resistant to most commercially available herbicides. D. golden rice has been engineered to contain higher concentrations of β-carotene than white rice. E. golden rice has b...

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USABO Open Exam Tested Questions With Revised Correct Answers <Updated < Already Passed > The production of the genetically engineered "golden rice" could be important to people of developing nations, especially in SouthEast Asia, because: A. people are more likely to consume yellow grains than white. B. golden rice is less expensive to grow and harvest than white rice. C. golden rice has been engineered to be resistant to most commercially available herbicides. D. go...

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Biodegradable - Capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Carbon Footprint - A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity. Ecosystem - A basic unit of nature that includes a community of organisms and their nonliving environment linked by biological, chemical, and physical processes. Environmental Sustainability - Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations. High Performance Green Building - A structure designed to co...

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waste - Answer-unwanted or useless by-products of a process; trash resources - Answer-materials that organisms need and value biodegradable waste - Answer-able to be broken down naturally (e.g. by decomposers) non-biodegradable waste - Answer-canNOT be broken down naturally natural resources - Answer-Raw materials supplied by nature artificial resources - Answer-man-made resources examples of biodegradable waste - Answer-fruit peels, faeces, dead skin, etc. examples of non-biodegradable w...

Abiotic Factor - A non-living, physical factor that may influence an organism or ecosystem; i.e. temperature, sunlight, pH, salinity, precipitation Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - A measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the organic material in a given volume of water through aerobic biological activity Biodegradable - Capable of being broken down by natural biological processes; i.e. the activities of decomposer organisms

Biodegradable : Capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Carbon Footprint : A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity. Ecosystem : A basic unit of nature that includes a community of organisms and their nonliving environment linked by biological, chemical, and physical processes. Environmental Sustainability : Long term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations. High Performance Green Building : A structure designed to co...