The Major Long -Term Global Problem with Using Coal to Generate

question 11

Multiple Choice

The major long -term global problem with using coal to generate electricity is the .

• A) environmental damage in the area around the mine
• B) water pollution
• C) particulate pollution
• D) sulfur dioxides released
• E) effect of the released carbon dioxide on global climate

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Definitions:

Structural Genes

Genes that code for proteins which serve as building blocks for cells and tissues or operate in metabolic or physiological processes.

Regulatory Sequences

Segments of DNA that are involved in controlling the activity of genes, including when, where, and how much of a gene product is made.

Constitutive

Expressed continuously under normal physiological conditions, not subject to regulation by environmental conditions.

Lac Operon

A set of genes involved in the metabolism of lactose in bacteria, along with their promoter and operator sequences that control their expression.