Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
The enrichment of the bottom soil of wat...

The enrichment of the bottom soil of water bodies due to excess runoff nitrogen and phosphorous is known as .......... .

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
eutrophication
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

    ARIHANT PRAKASHAN|Exercise Topic test 2|10 Videos

  • ECOSYSTEMS

    ARIHANT PRAKASHAN|Exercise CHAPTER TEST ( 7 MARKS QUESTIONS)|1 Videos

  • HEALTH AND DISEASES

    ARIHANT PRAKASHAN|Exercise Chapter Test (7 MARKS Questions )|2 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Correct the ststements by changing the ubnderlined words. Acid rains are mostly due to oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous

Fishes die in water bodies polluted by sewage due to :

The process of nutrient enrichment in water bodies is called as biomagnification.

Enrichment of water bodies with excess amount of nutrients as a result of runoff from surrounding land leading to overgrowth of plants and algae.

ARIHANT PRAKASHAN-ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES-Chapter test
  1. Photochemical smog pollution does not contain :

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The primary cause of acid rain around the world is

    Text Solution

    |

  3. The enrichment of the bottom soil of water bodies due to excess runoff...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. ................ are the major compounds responsible for ozone reducti...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Acid rain is the phenomenon responsible for heating of the earth.s sur...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. All the buses of Delhi were converted to run on LPG.

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Correlate BOD with water pollution.

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Write a short note on pollutants.

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What is acid rain and how does it occur ?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. What is activated sludge ?

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Photochemical smog.

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Write a short note on Kyoto Protocol.

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What measures an individual should take to reduce environmental pollut...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. The figure given below shows the relative contribution of four green h...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Write a note on municipal solid wastes.

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Differentiate between solid wastes and radioactive wastes.

    Text Solution

    |

  17. What do you understand by pollution? Discuss briefly the different typ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Discuss the causes and effects of global warming. What measures need t...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Define the term water pollution. Give the major sources for its cause....

    Text Solution

    |

  20. What is ozone shield ? Discuss briefly the phenomenon of ozone degrada...

    Text Solution

    |