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Which of the following changes to Earth is caused predominantly by living organisms?
A. The production of dirt.
B. The release of free nitrogen into the atmosphere.
C. The release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere.
D. The movement of air currents by convection cells.
The production of dirt is cause predominantly by living organisms
This production can be caused through emission of pollution in the form of air, water, soil, noise or e-waste.
What is Pollution?
Pollution is defined as the introduction of unwanted harmful elements in the form of release of gaseous toxic substances which result into polluting the environment.
These pollutants can be both natural and anthropogenic.
Natural pollutants are volcanic ash, river sediments
Anthropogenic pollutants are chemicals released from industries vehicular emission.
Majorly pollution are of four types- Air, Water, Soil and Noise. Recently another pollution in the form of e-waste is also prominent.
Effects of pollution on environment:
1. Biomagnification describes situations where toxins (such as heavy metals) passes through trophic levels, becoming exponentially more concentrated in the process.
2. Carbon dioxide emissions cause ocean acidification, the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans as CO2 becomes dissolved.
3. The emission of greenhouse gases leads to global warming which affects ecosystems in many ways.
4. Nitrogen oxides are removed from the air by rain and affect the land which can change the species composition of ecosystems.
5. Smog and haze can reduce the amount of sunlight received by plants to carry out photosynthesis and leads to the production of tropospheric ozone which damages plants.
6. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can cause acid rain which lowers the pH value of soil.
7. Organic pollution of watercourses can deplete oxygen levels and reduce species diversity.
Rest three options are majorly natural process.
Option B focuses on release of free nitrogen into atmosphere which is one of the important step of Nitrogen Cycle.
Option C focuses towards release of Sulfur Dioxide into atmosphere. This process is caused either naturally or anthropogenically. Thus cant blame solely the anthropogenic factor for its release.
Option C is the total natural process i.e. Climatological Process where air currents are regulated by Convection Cells and regulate based on different natural factors.
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