Consuming Resources Faster Than They Can Be Replaced Will Lead

question 25

Multiple Choice

Consuming resources faster than they can be replaced will lead to _____ of natural resources.

• A) renewal
• B) depletion
• C) destruction
• D) recycling
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Genomic Library

A collection of the total genomic DNA from a single organism. The DNA is stored in a population of identical vectors, each containing a different insert of DNA.

Antibiotic-Resistant

Describes bacteria that have evolved the ability to survive exposure to antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.

Genome

Originally, all the genetic material in a cell or individual organism. The term is used in more than one way depending on context (e.g., an organism’s haploid genome is all the DNA contained in one haploid set of its chromosomes, and its mitochondrial genome is all the DNA in a mitochondrion). See Human Genome.

Chromosomal DNA

Chromosomal DNA is the DNA that constitutes the chromosomes of a cell, encoding most of the genetic information needed for the organism's development, functioning, and reproduction.