Question

A student states that natural resources could be saved if people made everything they need in labs. What is the main problem with this idea?(1 point)
Responses

The materials made in labs will still pollute the environment and destroy natural resources.
The materials made in labs will still pollute the environment and destroy natural resources.

People might think it is fine to waste a lot of the materials since they just came from a lab.
People might think it is fine to waste a lot of the materials since they just came from a lab.

Anything made in a lab requires natural resources to produce it.
Anything made in a lab requires natural resources to produce it.

There are not enough synthetic resources yet to make what people need.

Answer 1

The most accurate response to the student's idea is:

**Anything made in a lab requires natural resources to produce it.**

This addresses the fundamental issue that even synthetic materials have to be derived from natural resources, which means that the idea of making everything in labs does not eliminate the reliance on natural resources.