NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the process of using living organisms to detoxify a location?
A
nonrenewable
B
endemic
C
bioremediation
D
renewable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This process is known as bioaugmentation. Bioremediation technique in which natural or genetically engineered bacteria with unique metabolic profiles are used to treat sewage or contaminated water or soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Bioremediation is the process of using microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and plants to break down, change, remove, immobilize, or detoxify various physical and chemical pollutants in the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bioremediation is an eco-friendly process of the degradation of toxic pollutants into nontoxic or less hazardous substances mediated by microbial enzymes. Biodegradation of various hazardous pollutants through the application of different enzymes from bacteria and fungi have been widely studied.

Detailed explanation-5: -In bioremediation, microorganisms with biological activity, including algae, bacteria, fungi, and yeast, can be used in their naturally occurring forms.

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