Ecovative Design, the Company Profiled in the Opening Feature for Chapter

question 40

Multiple Choice

Ecovative Design, the company profiled in the opening feature for Chapter 12, makes an organic building insulation from mushrooms. Ecovative Design received a big boost in late 2008 when it won the coveted Picnic Green Challenge Prize in Amsterdam, Holland. In U.S. dollars, the prize was approximately:

• A) $25,000
• B) $50,000
• C) $100,000
• D) $250,000
• E) $750,000

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