JEE Main 202117 MarchEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2021
- Date
- 17 March
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Environmental Chemistry
JEE Main 2021 · 17 March · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry
Which of the following statement(s) is (are) incorrect reason for...
Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
incorrect reason for eutrophication?
(A) excess usage of fertilisers
(B) excess usage of detergents
(C) dense plant population in water bodies
(D) lack of nutrients in water bodies that prevent plant growth
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Options
- A(A) only
- B(C) only
- C(B) and (D) only
- D(D) only
Correct answer
D. (D) only
Step-by-step solution
The 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.