What Are the Ramifications of Improper Electronic Recycling, When Analyzing

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Multiple Choice

What are the ramifications of improper electronic recycling, when analyzing the example of a single desktop computer?

• A)One computer contains more than 700 chemicals that can be toxic to the environment.
• B)Computers in landfills can leak these toxic chemicals into our land, water, and air.
• C)Computers contain high levels of mercury, lead, and cadmium-harmful toxins.
• D)All of these.

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Definitions:

Photosynthesis

How green plants and select organisms convert sunlight into nutrients using carbon dioxide and water.

Trophic Level

The position an organism occupies in a food chain or food web, categorized by how the organism obtains energy and nutrients, starting with producers at the base and various levels of consumers above.

Producers

Organisms in an ecosystem that convert energy from the sun or chemicals into food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.