Refer to the Figure Above

question 24

Multiple Choice

Refer to the Figure above. When pollution control is criticized for focusing on the end-of -the pipe, it refers to technology based effluent standards that focus on _____________.

• A) Figure 1
• B) box (1)
• C) box (2)
• D) recycling

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Definitions:

Tertiary Consumer

Organisms that occupy the fourth trophic level in a food chain, feeding on secondary consumers; often top predators.

Primary Consumer

Organisms that directly consume producers (plants) in the food chain, obtaining energy from photosynthesis.

Transmissible Disease

An illness that can be passed from one organism to another, through direct contact, airborne particles, or other methods.

Hepatitis B

A serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that can become chronic and lead to liver failure, cancer, or cirrhosis.