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A newspaper article states that biomass has actually been used as an energy source throughout human history. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your answer.
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Biomass is said to be an important source of energy in human history. All the living things require energy to survive. Major source of biomass is from the plants. Energy that is produced by plant can supply about 
while the requirement of energy for usage of humans is only 
.
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