Which of the following is a renewable natural resources?

bob337

2 years ago

THE MOST IMPORTANT RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE THE ATMOSPHERE, SOIL(LAND), WATER, FOREST AND WILDLIFE... From Modern Biology(page 161) pls A and B are correct..

NathanE

3 months ago

Gemini said
The correct answer is B. Timber.

In environmental biology and geography, it is important to distinguish between resources that can be replaced and those that cannot.

1. Why Timber is the correct answer
Timber (trees/forests) is a renewable resource because it is a living thing that can reproduce. If managed properly—meaning we plant new trees to replace the ones we cut down—the supply can be restored within a human lifespan.

2. Why the other options are tricky
A. Air: While air is always present, it is often classified as a perpetual or continuous resource rather than a "renewable" one in the biological sense, though in many introductory exams, it is grouped with renewables. However, Timber is the classic example of a renewable resource that requires biological cycles to renew.

C. Soil: This is often considered non-renewable or "slowly renewable." It takes hundreds to thousands of years to form just one inch of topsoil. Since it cannot be replaced as fast as it is used or eroded, it is usually categorized as non-renewable in the context of human timeframes.

D. Mineral: These are strictly non-renewable. Once gold, iron, or tin is mined from the earth, the earth does not "grow" more in any timeframe that matters to humans.

Lizzyrock10

11 years ago

how come soil is renewable was thinking it should be timber instead

Bukason.

10 years ago

You guys are funny, so if air is not renewable, you think you'll still be alive by now.

lemibare

11 years ago

God will bless u jare, it is only forest dat can be re-newed