Bio 5.3 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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Is an extinct animal considered a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

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Nonrenewable resource

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What was the first national park?

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Yellowstone

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What does sustainable use mean?

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Using resources at a rate in which they can be replaced or recycled while preserving the long term environmental health of the biosphere.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

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Those resources that are found on earth in limited amounts or those that are replaced by natural processes over extremely long periods of time.

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What is a renewable resource?

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Those resources that are replaced by natural processes faster than they are consumed.

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Define renewable resources.

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Resources that can be replenished naturally in a short period of time.

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Define nonrenewable resources.

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Resources that exist in finite amounts and cannot be replenished quickly.

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

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Solar energy.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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Coal.

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What is the importance of sustainable use of resources?

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It ensures that resources are available for future generations and maintains ecological balance.