Principles of Green Engineering

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According to the principles of Green Engineering, what should be considered in all engineering activities?

  • Only environmental impact
  • Life-cycle thinking (correct)
  • Only economic feasibility
  • Only social acceptability

What is the primary focus of ecology?

  • How organisms respond to climate change
  • How organisms adapt to their environment
  • How organisms interact with their environment (correct)
  • How organisms evolve over time

What are the two components of ecology?

  • Communities and habitats
  • Living and dead organisms
  • Ecosystems and populations
  • Biotic and abiotic (correct)

What do producers convert solar energy into?

<p>chemical energy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a biotic component in ecology?

<p>Earthworms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of transformers in an ecosystem?

<p>to attack and transform waste materials into usable nutrients (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of the 8th principle of Green Engineering?

<p>To develop engineering solutions that are sustainable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of organisms are capable of synthesizing food from non-living inorganic compounds?

<p>autotrophic organisms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary for earthworms to have moist soil and leaf litter?

<p>To support their survival (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for organisms that feed on other organisms?

<p>heterotrophs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do tertiary consumers primarily feed on?

<p>secondary consumers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

<p>to break down complex organic matter into simple substances (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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