Please Select the Statement That Applies to Pollutants in the Environment

question 57

Multiple Choice

Please select the statement that applies to pollutants in the environment and bioremediation.

• A) Synthetic compounds are more likely to be biodegradable if their chemical composition is different from that of naturally occurring substances.
• B) Xenobiotics usually persist in the environment because microorganisms are unlikely to have suitable enzymes to break them down.
• C) The biodegradability of a compound can only be changed by significant molecular changes in that compound.
• D) Most herbicides and insecticides only are toxic to their target, and do not damage other organisms such as fish, birds, and other animals.
• E) Bioremediation generally relies on the addition of specific organisms to the polluted environment.

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Definitions:

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