Title: Unit 1 Short Answer Essay Quiz
Course: BFM 101 Biofuels Fundamentals > Section: BFM 101 Biofuels Fundamentals

Q: What are the main ways in which humans use energy?

Q: Which fuels provide this energy?

Q: What are the properties of a good fuel?

Q: What carbon-containing compound from the atmosphere is used by trees and plants (living things) for photsynthesis?

Q: What is the green pigment in Chloroplasts?

Q: Which color of visible light is not absorbed by plants?

Q: Where in the plants cells does photosynthesis take place?

Q: How does carbon dioxide enter the plant?

Q: If you were planting a species of tree for use as coppice, what characteristics would you be looking for in the tree species you use?

Q: Summarize why grasses are particularly suitable for biofuel.