How Can Biodiversity Affect the Way We Decontaminate Industrial Sites

question 6

Multiple Choice

How can biodiversity affect the way we decontaminate industrial sites?

• A) Trees produce sawdust, which can be used to soak up chemicals.
• B) Bacteria have been found to be able to detoxify certain chemicals; perhaps there are more.
• C) Species evolving in contaminated areas could adapt and detoxify the area.
• D) None of the answers given is correct.

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Definitions:

Heart Skeleton

Fibrous connective tissue that provides a point of attachment for cardiac muscle cells, electrically insulates the atria from the ventricles, and forms the fibrous rings around the valves.

Electrical Insulation

Materials or systems that prevent the passage of electrical current, used to protect, isolate, and contain electrical conductors.

Atria

The two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and pump it to the ventricles.

Depolarization

The process in which a cell's membrane potential becomes less negative, making it more likely to fire an action potential.