What are some good projects to help a BIO AP class learn about BIOMASS?

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links would be very helpful.

projects, field trips, activities..anything BIO-MASS!!!

please help its important that our future generations keep our planet healthy!

Answer 1

For the use of the term in ecology, see Biomass (ecology).



Simple use of biomass fuel (Combustion of wood for heat).Renewable energy



Biofuels

Biomass

Geothermal

Hydro power

Solar power

Tidal power

Wave power

Wind power

Biomass refers to living and recently dead biological material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown for use as biofuel, but it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat. Biomass may also include biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. It excludes organic material which has been transformed by geological processes into substances such as coal or petroleum.

Biomass is grown from several plants, including miscanthus, switchgrass, hemp, corn, poplar, willow, sugarcane [1] and oil palm (palm oil) The particular plant used is usually not very important to the end products, but it does affect the processing of the raw material. Production of biomass is a growing industry as interest in sustainable fuel sources is growing.[citation needed]

Although fossil fuels have their origin in ancient biomass, they are not considered biomass by the generally accepted definition because they contain carbon that has been "out" of the carbon cycle for a very long time. Their combustion therefore disturbs the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere.

Plastics from biomass, like some recently developed to dissolve in seawater, are made the same way as petroleum-based plastics, are actually cheaper to manufacture and meet or exceed most performance standards. But they lack the same water resistance or longevity as conventional plastics.[2]