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Answer:
A power plant can hurt the environment in different ways and the effects can either cause permanent damage or temporary damage.
Many power plants use fossil fuels as a source of energy. As a result, fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, oil etc become depleted.
Water is used abundantly by the power plants to cool down various products or for many other processes. When this contaminated water is released in the rivers it becomes harmful for the wildlife animals and plants. It leads to eutrophication.
Power plants also tend to release many harmful gases into the air and cause environmental pollution.
The phase of mitosis that is characterized by the arrangement of all chromosomes along the equator of the cell is called b. metaphase.
Answer:
the use of prokaryotes to clean up pollutants
Explanation:
Bioremediation, also called biological remediation, is a technique used to minimize the environmental impacts caused by pollution.
In this process biological degrading agents are used, particularly microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, yeast, enzymes, etc.), which detoxify areas contaminated by pollution. That is, we can say that bioremediation includes the use of prokaryotes to clean pollutants.
In bioremediation, prokaryotes remove or neutralize various toxic pollutants (organic and inorganic) from the environment, which are present in soils, waters (surface or underground), among others.
The microorganism used in the biological remediation process metabolizes and digests the contaminant. Consequently, it releases carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). A notorious example where bioremediation can be used is in the contamination (of soils or water resources) by petroleum and its derivatives.
