alleryThe absorption or destruction of toxic chemicals and pollutants with the help of plants and microorganisms is called:
AVaccination
BBioremediation
CTissue culture
DApiculture
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Bioremediation
1. Cleaning pollutants using living organisms is the defining idea here.
2. This process is called bioremediation, and when only plants are used it is phyto-remediation.
3. Vaccination builds immunity, tissue culture grows plant clones and apiculture is bee keeping; none clean pollutants.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 8 "Cell Biology and Biotechnology", p.105_
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