Physics · Heat, temperature, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, calorimetry, change of state, latent heat
Define biomass.
Define biomass.
- A. Fossil fuels are also called biomass.
- B. The wastes and dead parts of living beings are called biomass.
- C. The wastes from industrial applications are called biomass.
- D. The wastes and dead parts of living beings buried deep inside the earth are called biomass.
Step-by-step solution
Biomass is defined as organic matter from living or recently living organisms. This includes wastes and dead parts of living beings, but not fossil fuels which are derived from ancient biomass. Option B correctly captures this definition, while A confuses fossil fuels with biomass, C is too narrow, and D describes fossil fuels.
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