A Resource for Which Consumption of Its Services Necessarily Reduces

question 160

Multiple Choice

A resource for which consumption of its services necessarily reduces the stock of the resource is a(n) :

• A) renewable natural resource.
• B) exhaustible natural resource.
• C) independent resource.
• D) unknown resource.

---

Definitions:

Sugar-phosphate Backbone

The structural framework of nucleic acids, consisting of alternating sugar and phosphate groups.

NMR Spectroscopy

A scientific technique that exploits the magnetic properties of certain atomic nuclei to determine the physical and chemical properties of atoms or the molecules in which they are contained.

3D Structure

The three-dimensional shape or configuration of a molecule, crucial for determining its function and interactions in biological systems.

X-ray Diffraction

A technique used to determine the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline atoms cause a beam of incident X-rays to diffract into many specific directions.