Substances Found in Earth's Rain Forests

What have substances found in Earth's rain forests been used for?

• Creating synthetic materials like plastic

• Treating medical conditions for thousands of years

• Making gasoline and other products

• Analyzing the properties of synthetic substances

What is a recent development in the way humans interact with substances found in nature?

• Humans have stopped using natural substances

• Humans have begun experimenting with making substances we can't find in nature

• Humans have started arranging atoms and molecules in the lab for the first time

• Humans have discovered plastic in the rain forests

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What is plastic made from?

• Synthetic substances arranged in the lab

• Natural substances found in the rain forest

• Petroleum, a natural resource

• Copies of natural substances

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Why is plastic considered useful but also problematic?

• It is only found in remote locations

• It is difficult to make in the lab

• It ends up in the ocean and harms ocean animals

• It cannot be used for making bottles or boats

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How do scientists create synthetic versions of substances found in rain forests?

• By traveling to the rain forests and extracting them

• By analyzing natural substances and arranging atoms in the same way

• By using only natural processes without human input

• By making substances that have different atomic structures

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What is the main advantage of creating synthetic versions of substances found in rain forests?

• They are more effective than natural substances

• They can be produced in large amounts without needing to travel to rain forests

• They are completely different at the atomic level from natural substances

• They allow scientists to understand the rain forests better

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At the atomic level, how do synthetic medicines compare to natural medicines found in the rain forest?

• Synthetic medicines have completely different atomic structures

• Synthetic medicines are less complex at the atomic level

• Synthetic medicines are not any different at the atomic level

• Synthetic medicines are only found in the rain forest

What is the approximate area of rainforest being cut down every day?

• 325 square kilometers

• 125 square kilometers

• 225 square kilometers

• 425 square kilometers

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What could happen to the rainforests if the current rate of deforestation continues?

• They will expand significantly

• They will remain unchanged

• They may be gone soon

• They will become deserts

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