Question
What is eutrophication? Explain its effects on plants and animals.
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Answer
Eutrophication is the natural ageing of the water source due to biochemical wastes. When nitrates and phosphates increase in water body in high quantity, algae and other plants grow rapidly. It results in the algal bloom. The water turns odorous, dark, and translucent, with lack of dissolved oxygen. It results in the death of fishes and other animals.
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