Eutrophication excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen. True or false?

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Q: Which of the following statements about nutrient inputs and eutrophication is FALSE? O Fossil fuel…

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Q: Which among following is not a biotic component ? Consumer Producer Composers Decomposers

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Q: Which of the following is an input in the phosphorus nutrient cycle? erosion leaching runoff…

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Q: a. Nutrient cycles are also referred to as biogeochemical cycles. EXPLAIN the term biogeochemical…

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