What is biomass
the mass of living or recently living plants or animals
What is a biofuel?
a combustable fuel made from biomass (usually crop plants)
Name an economically important terrestrial organism?
trees - forestry
sheep - wool and lanolin
livestock - food
Name an economically important aquatic organism?
shellfish and fish - food
seaweed - food/fertiliser
salt - food
Process to make biofuels?
Fermentation (lack of oxygen) to form methane or biogas or ethanol
Advantage of biofuels?
Renewable, less CO2 emissions
Disadvantage of biofuels?
Crops could be used to make food
Source used to make bioethanol
Sugar cane, maize or other crop plants