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Why are biopharmaceuticals in high demand?

Biopharmaceuticals are easier to produce in mass quantities than pharmaceuticals derived from animals.

Biopharmaceuticals do not require testing before use.

Biopharmaceuticals are expensive to produce but worth the benefits.

All of the above

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Which of the following is a way humans use trees?

paper

food

wood

all of the above

The fruit of trees is the only part that is used by humans for food.

In creating products from trees with modern technology, only half of the tree can be used. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following organisms is the most harmful to the tree it grows on?

strangler fig

orchid

Spanish moss

none of the above

Which of the following is a way that trees have been negatively impacted by human use?

deforestation

pollution

reduction

all of the above

Which of the following best explains how trees help conserve energy and reduce pollution in cities?

Trees shade buildings which reduces the use of energy derived from fossil fuels.

Trees remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen the atmosphere.

Trees filter particulates and polluting gases from the atmosphere.

All of the above

Human impact on trees has been completely negative.

Which of the following statements about the interactions between insects and trees is not true?

For some species of trees, insects are required for pollination.

Trees provide necessary shelter for a variety of insect species.

Insects have predatory relationships with trees, rather than mutually beneficial ones.

Insects can cause loss of tree productivity and even death.

Which of the following is the best reason that trees are important for overall air quality?

Trees help provide a balance in components of the atmosphere.

Trees create shade, cooling the air.

Trees release moisture into the air, cooling the environment.

Trees help maintain overall water quality.

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