Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Answer the following questions on your blog in complete sentences and in your own words:

1. What is biomimicry?: a disign based on nature or life.

2. Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research?:
termites have enzymes that could make fuel from parts of plants that we don't eat.

3. What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?:
an enzyme is a type of catalysts that breaks down food in our stomach.

4. What is cellulosic material?: parts of plants we don't eat.

5. Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?:
because we could use things we eat and things we don't for food and power.

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