Microbial plastics are

a. biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates.
b. replacing petroleum-based plastics because they are less expensive.
c. lacking in many of the desirable properties found in petroleum-based plastics.
d. produced from monomers bacteria excrete as a waste product.


Answer: A

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