Which of the following are examples of ecosystem services that humans derive from water bodies?
1. The development of algal blooms in lakes
2. The gradual removal of water pollutants by wetlands
3. The growth of fish, crustaceans, and other food sources in oceans.
A. one only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
E. 1,2, and 3

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Which of the following are examples of ecosystem services that humans derive from water bodies?
1. The development of algal blooms in lakes
2. The gradual removal of water pollutants by wetlands
3. The growth of fish, crustaceans, and other food sources in oceans.
A. one only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
E. 1,2, and 3

anonymous · Answer

D

anonymous · Answer

1 is detrimental to biodiversity as it reduces the total available oxygen for organisms and inhibits sunlight from penetrating all but the shallowest levels