E-Waste Refers To

question 9

Multiple Choice

E-waste refers to:

• A) Spam and the other forms of junk emails that populate our email inboxes that try to get us to over-consume.
• B) Discarded computers, printers, mobile phones, pagers, digital photo and music devices, refrigerators, toys, and televisions.
• C) Waste that has been incinerated to generate electricity.
• D) Total waste generated among member countries of the European Union.

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Definitions:

Mutualistic

A type of symbiotic relationship between two different species in which each benefits from the other.

Mycorrhizal Fungus

Fungi that form beneficial symbiotic relationships with the roots of plants, improving water and nutrient absorption for the plant and receiving carbohydrates in return.

Plant Root

The part of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil and functions in anchorage, water and nutrient absorption, and sometimes in storage.

Club Fungi

A group of fungi characterized by the production of spores on club-shaped structures called basidia.