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NEET 2012
Exam
NEET
Year
2012
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Environmental Issues

NEET 2012 · Botany · Environmental Issues

Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

Options

  1. AMost of the forests have been lost in tropical areas
  2. BOzone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals
  3. CGreenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
  4. DEutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies

Correct answer

B. Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals

Step-by-step solution

Ozone (O3)\left(\mathrm{O}_3\right) is an isotope of oxygen which exists in so called ozone layer at a height of about 15−60 km15-60 \mathrm{~km} in the middle and upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. This ozone layer absorbs UV-rays of longer wavelength and protects life on Earth from damaging effects of these radiations. Ozone in the lower atmosphere (troposphere) is regarded as a pollutant.
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