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Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues3 Marks
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What is the basic cause of pollution?
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Answer

  1. Exponential growth of human population coupled with industrial development is the main cause of imbalance in all the ecosystems.
  2. There is also excessive utilization and production of synthetic materials and construction activities.
  3. These together have caused several undesired substances in ecosphere.
  4. This dumping of substances has resulted in severe pollution.

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