NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The use of living organisms (like prokaryotes, fungi, or plants) to detoxify a polluted area is called ____
A
Remediation
B
De-pollution
C
Bioremediation
D
Going green
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The involvement of plants in the bioremediation of pollutants is called as phytoremediation. The process of phytoremediation is an emerging green technology that facilitates the removal or degradation of the toxic chemicals in soils, sediments, groundwater, surface water, and air (RTDF).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria, archaea and fungi are typical prime bioremediators [2]. The application of bioremediation as a biotechnological process involving microorganisms for solving and removing dangers of many pollutants through biodegradation from the environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bioremediation is a process that uses mainly microorganisms, plants, or microbial or plant enzymes to detoxify contaminants in the soil and other environments.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bioremediation is the use of living microorganisms to degrade environmental pollutants or to prevent pollution. In other words it is a technology for removing pollutants from the environment thus restoring the original natural surroundings and preventing further pollution.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mycoremediation is a form of bioremediation in which fungi are used to decontaminate contaminated areas.

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