1、Answers1.What university was the discovery made at?Texas University2.What is meant by single-use in the phrase:Many plastics created are single-use?Accept any reasonable answer which suggests that it will only be used once,e.g.I think it means that the item will only be used once before being thrown
2、 away.3.Tick to show whether the statement is true or false according to the article.TrueFalseOnly one million tonnes of plastic is thrown away every year.PET is not often found in the plastics we buy.The enzyme could work outdoors.Less than 10%of global plastic is recycled.4.How do you think the sc
3、ientists might have felt when they discovered the enzyme modifier?Explain your answer.Accept any reasonable answer with a reasonable explanation,e.g.I think that the scientists might have felt very excited because they have discovered something very special.5.Name two of the problems with plastic me
4、ntioned in the article.Accept any two of the following:400 billion tonnes of plastic are thrown away each year,millions of marine animals are killed by plastic every year,PET makes up 12%of solid waste,plastic ends up in landfills,some plastic is burnt and creates toxic gases,some plastics take hundred of years to decompose.6.Summarise the key information in the article in 15 words or fewer.Accept any reasonable answer in 15 words or fewer,e.g.An enzyme has been discovered which could reduce plastic pollution.Plastic-Eating Enzyme visit
