As an Energy Source,nuclear Power

question 6

Multiple Choice

As an energy source,nuclear power:

• A) is growing insignificantly, except in developing countries.
• B) has been growing.
• C) has been rejected by France, which had one of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions in the industrialized world until they switched from nuclear power to coal.
• D) has been abandoned because of the dangers associated with the storage of spent fuel rods.

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Definitions:

Macrophage

A macrophage is a type of white blood cell part of the immune system, capable of phagocytosis, engulfing and digesting cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells.

Centrioles

Cylinder-shaped organelles found in the cells of animals and most algae that help in the organization of spindle fibers during cell division.

Intracellular Digestion

A metabolic process where cells break down nutrients within their internal structures, such as lysosomes, to obtain energy and building blocks.

Lysosomes

Membrane-bound organelles in the cytoplasm of most cells containing enzymes that break down biological polymers.