Groundwater supplies drinking water for 51% of the total U.S. population and 99% of the rural population. Groundwater helps grow our food 64% of groundwater is used for irrigation to grow crops. Groundwater is an important component in many industrial processes.
Answer: option A - bottleneck effect
Explanation:
Whenever sudden change caused by human or natural disasters occurs in the environment leading to the reduction of organisms or biodiversity present to a lower size, such condition is referred to as BOTTLENECK EFFECT.
Leaves wilt.
Growth is slow.
Brown spots appear on leaf tips.
New and older leaves eventually turn yellow and fall at the same time.
Soil is constantly damp or drainage is too slow.
Roots become spongy, turn brown and rot.
