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. The materials made in labs will still pollute the environment and destroy natural resources.
2. There are not enough synthetic resources yet to make what people need.
3. Anything made in the lab requires natural resources to produce it.
4. People might think it is fine to waste a lot of the materials since they just came from a lab

Answer 1

The main problem with the idea that people could save natural resources by making everything they need in labs is:

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

Even synthetic products created in a lab typically rely on natural resources for their raw materials or energy, meaning that relying solely on lab-produced goods does not eliminate the use of natural resources.