A local plant nursery uses large sprinklers to water the plants twice a day. The water contains phosphorus, which is a fertilizer that helps plants grow. Some of the water becomes runoff and ends up in nearby streams and lakes.

This is an example of which type of short-term human-induced environmental change?

1.eutrophication
2.non-sustainable harvesting
3.nonnative species introduction
4.deforestation

Question

A local plant nursery uses large sprinklers to water the plants twice a day. The water contains phosphorus, which is a fertilizer that helps plants grow. Some of the water becomes runoff and ends up in nearby streams and lakes.

This is an example of which type of short-term human-induced environmental change?

1.eutrophication
2.non-sustainable harvesting
3.nonnative species introduction
4.deforestation

Ashely · Answer

Eliminate the answer you know is not correct

Ashely · Answer

@ashely wrote:

Eliminate the answer you know is not correct

then try to show examples on which you think is correct

Mercury · Answer

choices:

1.eutrophication
2.non-sustainable harvesting
3.nonnative species introduction
4.deforestation

Mercury · Answer

process of elimination:

- non-sustainable harvesting: incorrect, as this is not an issue with harvesting, but an issue with chemical runoff
- nonnative species introduction: incorrect, as no new species is being introduced
- deforestation: also incorrect, as trees/forestry is not being removed

therefore the only solution is 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." (sourced from Oxford Languages)