Practice Carbon Sequestration: Enhanced Microbes To Fix And Store Co₂ (4.3) - Agricultural and Industrial Applications of Genetic Engineering

Practice: Carbon sequestration: Enhanced microbes to fix and store CO₂

Lesson 4.3Agricultural and Industrial Applications of Genetic Engineering

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Question 1.
What is carbon sequestration?
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Think about its role in climate change.
Question 2.
Name one type of enhanced microbe used for CO₂ fixation.
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Recall what microbes are effective at photosynthesis.
3Question 3.
What is carbon sequestration?
- Capturing CO₂
- Releasing CO₂
- Neither
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Think of it as a solution for greenhouse gases.
4Question 4.
Enhanced microbes are designed to improve which of the following?
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- Neither
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Focus on the positive attribute.
Question 5.
Analyze a scenario where engineered microbes are introduced into a local ecosystem. What potential benefits and challenges could arise in terms of carbon sequestration?
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Reflect on ecological balances.
Question 6.
Design an experiment to test the efficiency of two different enhanced microbes in fixing CO₂ under controlled conditions.
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Consider how you would quantify CO₂ fixation.

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