Which of the Following Is NOT a Way to Personally

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way to personally reduce your solid waste production?

• A)filling a canteen instead of using plastic water bottles
• B)buying goods with minimal packaging
• C)composting kitchen and yard wastes
• D)buying organic foods from developing countries
• E)reusing plastic shopping bags for household chores

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Definitions:

CAM Plant

Plant that carries out crassulacean acid metabolism; carbon is initially fixed into organic acids at night in the reaction of CO2 and phosphoenolpyruvate, catalyzed by PEP carboxylase; during the day the acids break down to yield CO2, which enters the Calvin cycle. Compare with C3 plant and C4 plant.

Calvin Cycle

A series of biochemical redox reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms and is a light-independent reaction.

Carbohydrate

Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, typically in a ratio of 1:2:1, serving as a major energy source for the body.

RuBP

Ribulose bisphosphate, a molecule that plays a crucial role in the carbon fixation phase of photosynthesis.