You are presented with the question "Creating wood-free paper does not require what?" and the following answer choices: 
- scarce resources
 - scientific methods
 - deforestation
 - paper processes
 - new avenues
 - carbon dioxide
 - Time and energy
 - Energy.

Now knowing that creating wood-free paper does not require cutting down trees and deforestation happens when people cut down forests or when trees are burned, choose the best answer.


 

   deforestation      