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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

In the following groups of materials, which group (s) contains only non-biodegradable items? (i) Wood, paper, leather (ii) Polythene, detergent, PVC (iii) Plastic, detergent, grass (iv) Plastic, bakelitC DDT (a) (iii) (b) (iv) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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5 Years ago
(d) Substances that cannot be broken down by biological processes in nature are non-biodegradable. e.g. polythene, detergent, PVC, plastics, bakelite, DDT, etc. On the other hand, substances that are broken down (decomposed) by biological processes are said to be biodegradable, e.g. wood, paper, leather, grass, animal bones, etc.