Phytoremediation

question 53

Multiple Choice

Phytoremediation

• A) involves the use of plants to remove contaminants from polluted soil and water
• B) involves the use of microscopic filter-feeding organisms to filter contaminants from water
• C) has been shown to be ineffective in the long term
• D) is too costly to be practical
• E) all of these answers

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The occurrence in which people put in less effort towards reaching a goal when they are part of a group compared to when they are working solo.

Common Goal

A shared objective or aim among members of a group.

Groupthink

A phenomenon whereby a group makes faulty decisions because of group pressures, leading to a degradation of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, often improving on simple or well-rehearsed tasks.