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Lichens do not like to grow in cities...

Lichens do not like to grow in cities

A

because of absence of the right type of algae and ftmgi

B

because of lack of moisture

C

Because of `SO_(2)` pollution

D

because natural habitat is missing

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C
Because they are very sensitive to sulphur dioxide and 2 in cities the amount of `SO_(2)` is high so lichen do not grown in cities.
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