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JEE Main 202225 JuneMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
25 June
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Environmental Chemistry

JEE Main 2022 · 25 June · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

The eutrophication of water body results in

The eutrophication of water body results in

Options

  1. AIncrease in biodiversity
  2. BLoss in biodiversity
  3. CBreak down of organic matter
  4. Ddecrease in BODBOD.

Correct answer

B. Loss in biodiversity

Step-by-step solution

The addition of phosphates in water enhances algae growth. Such profuse growth of algae, covers the water surface and reduces the oxygen concentration in water. This leads to anaerobic conditions, commonly with accumulation of abnoxious decay and animal death. Thus, bloom-infested water inhibits the growth of other living organisms in the water body. This process in which nutrient enriched water bodies support a dense plant population, which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen and results in subsequent loss of biodiversity is known as Eutrophication.
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