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Energy Unit and Biotechnology Unit

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Name the nonrenewable resources

Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy

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Name two types of pollution that occur when burning coal

Smog and Acid Rain

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Can a Hydroelectric be located on a lake? Why or why not?

No, because it needs moving water like that found in a river.

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Define a renewable resource.

natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time.

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What happens to a resource if we are not conserving the energy or resource?

It becomes depleted

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What are the consequences of geothermal energy?

greenhouse gases released, location dependent, rare earthquakes

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Name the 5 renewable resources?

Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Biomass

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When a chosen organism is breed for a specific deserve trait it is called what?

Selective Breeding

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Which type of organism is used by scientist to clean up oil spills through a process called bioremediation?

bacteria

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What is a clone?

two organisms with the exact same genetic material

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How can agricultural biotechnology have a positive impact on the environment?

Making crops pest resistant

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Rice does not provide enough of certain vitamins. How could biotechnology be used to change this?

Genetically modifying rice to be more nutritional

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Which kitten is most likely the offspring of this cat?

Kitten 4

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What is it called when an organism has had genes added from a different organism?

Transgenic Organism

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Stem cell research has been a controversial subject in past years. What is the reason for this?

Stem cells can come from embyro

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Name an example of biomass.

Trees, wood, grass, waste

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