Friday, March 14, 2008

questions

1. What is biomimicry?
imitating life.

2. Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research
termites have enzymes that could make fuel from parts of plants that are not being eaten

3. What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?
catalyst is something that speeds up a process .
enzyme is a catalyst of breaking down food.

4. What is cellulosic material?
it is a part of a plant that we dont eat.

5. Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?
becuase insted of waisting a part of a plant we do not eat we can use it as fuel.

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