Environmental Biotechnology andConservation

Which is an example of an ozone pollutant?

• Oil spill

• Lead

• Dumping

• Pesticides

The accumulation of toxic chemicals which increase with each level of a food chain is the definition of which of these terms?

• Biosensors

• Biostimulation

• Biomagnification

• Bioremediation

What is a biosensor used for?

• Warning signs that the environment has become contaminated

• They are used to characterize a contaminated site

• It helps determine the efficacy of bioremediation candidates

True or False? Bioremediation uses living organisms to decontaminate affected areas.

• False

• True

Which is an example of a rate-limiting nutrient and electron acceptor for biostimulation?

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

• Oxygen

• Carbon

Bioventing increases ______ by adding either air or hydrogen peroxide?

• Benzine

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

Which of these is NOT true about In Situ Bioremediation?

• In Situ Bioremediation takes place where the pollution is located

• Bioventing is a form of In Situ Bioremediation

• Biostimulation is a form of In Situ Bioremediation

• An example of In Situ Bioremediation is consuming seafood

What is this a diagram for?

• Ex Situ Bioremediation

• In Situ Bioremediation

Microcosms are used for what?

• To characterize a contaminated site to determine the most appropriate bioremediation technique

• Accelerating bioremediation by introducing nutrients that promotes the growth of organisms

• Increasing available oxygen by adding air

• Increasing available oxygen by adding hydrogen peroxide

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