Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

  1. lumber

  2. chicken

  3. cotton

  4. iron
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Renewable resources can be replenished over short time spans (like lumber or crops). Iron is a mineral resource that takes millions of years to form, making it nonrenewable.

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