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 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. There are not enough synthetic resources yet to make what people need. There are not enough synthetic resources yet to make what people need. 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. Anything made in the lab requires natural resources to produce it.

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The main problem with the idea that everything could be made in labs to save natural resources is: Anything made in the lab requires natural resources to produce it. This means that while lab production may reduce some reliance on naturally occurring resources, it does not eliminate the need for natural resources entirely.