The polymerization of two or more chemically different monomers forming a long molecular chain is termed as ____________

Plastics typically are made through human industrial systems. Most modern plastics are derived from fossil fuel-based chemicals like natural gas or petroleum; however, recent industrial methods use variants made from renewable materials, such as corn or cotton derivatives. The word "plastic" originally refers to any substance that is "pliable and easily shaped". The earliest evidence of the origins of plastics was using natural rubber during the height of the Olmec culture of Mesoamerica