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Styrofoam it takes thousands of years to breack down in a land fill
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Addy Chase
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What does it mean if something is biodegradable?
That it will break down and decay if put in a landfill or left outside in the weather.
Why doesn't biodegradable material break down once they reach the landfill?
they dont break because they slowly convert to soil and get mixed up with soil.
Do you think photodegradable plastic that is buried in a landfill will break down quickly why or why not?
No it won't a because photodegradable means it will break down if exposed to sunlight, but since it is in a land fill there won't be much exposure to the sun, so that means it will slowly break down in the land fill.
What do all living things break down?
all living things break down wastes and threads in the earth
Why have a number of stores and restaurants changed from using Styrofoam to using cardboard containers?
cardboard takes less time to break down in a landfill
Do enzymes always break things apart or do they ever put things together?
Enzymes can only BREAK DOWN things. Whether its food, chemicals, etc. The point of enzymses are TO break things down.
Saliva in your mouth is an example of an enzyme because?
It breaks down things such as food. (enzymes break things down)
What eats or break down dead things?
detrivores
How long do styrofoam cups last?
Styrofoam cups last in the landfill for hundreds of years. Paper cups break down much faster. Paper would only last for a month.
How do fungi helps us?
It can break things down like logs and other dead things.
What do Living things need what to break down food?
water is added
What feature contains Digestive enzymes which break things down?
Lysosomes
