Question R3 Q15 - NSB 2014

Some plants are able to adapt to normally toxic levels of metals in soil by absorbing and storing high concentrations of the metals within themselves. By doing this, these plants are able to detoxify the surrounding soil. Restoration ecologists use these plants as a form of:

W) Bioremediation, to remove harmful substances from the environment

X) Bioremediation, to add helpful plant life to the environment

Y) Biological augmentation, to add helpful plant life to the environment

Z) Biological augmentation, to remove harmful substances from the environment

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