What kind of waste will be biodegradable- derived from living things, derived from non-living things that were once alive, or derived from non-living things that were never alive?

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The waste that is obtained from living things is biodegradable, whereas wastes obtained from non-living things that were once alive or that were never alive will be non-biodegradable. This is because wastes derived from living things can be readily degraded by the microbes.

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Which of the non-living things listed below, were once part of a living organism?

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(i) Which one of the following does not make a substance a resource?

(a) Utility

(b) Value

(ii) Which one of the following is a human-made resource?

(a) Medicines to treat cancer

(b) Spring water

(iii) Biotic resources are

(a) Derived from living things

(b) Made by human beings

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