DENDROLOGY

TREE UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTS

TIMBER HARVESTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A renewable resource is considered ____ when it can be replaced as quickly as it is harvested.
A
Sustainable
B
non-renewable
C
timber
D
biodiversity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A renewable resource is a resource that can be replenished naturally over time. As a result, it is sustainable despite its consumption by humankind. Renewable resources are considered especially important for their potential to replace non-renewable, or finite, resources in the production of energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Renewable resources include solar energy, wind, falling water, the heat of the earth (geothermal), plant materials (biomass), waves, ocean currents, temperature differences in the oceans and the energy of the tides.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term sustainability means the availability of a resource at a certain level or rate that will not deplete the resources. Sustainable yield of renewable resources is defined as the harvest of renewable resources at a level that does not exceed the growth of the resource.

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