Answer;
B. improved ecosystem health
Explanation;
-Surface mining is a method of extracting minerals near the surface of the Earth. The three most common types of surface mining are open-pit mining, strip mining, and quarrying.
-The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by chemicals from mining processes.The environmental effects of surface mining include;
- Habitat destruction
- Soil erosion
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Air pollution from dust particulates
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Pollution (especially from sediments)
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All surface mining techniques negatively affect the environment, though some methods are more damaging than others.
Answer:
Cellular differentiation is the process in which a cell changes from one cell type to another. Usually, the cell changes to a more specialized type. Differentiation occurs numerous times during the development of a multicellular organism as it changes from a simple zygote to a complex system of tissues and cell types.
People contribute to <span>antibiotic resistance by not completing their full course of antibiotics as prescribed by doctors when they are sick. This allows the bacteria to adapt to the antibiotic because the incomplete treatment did not kill the bacteria. Another way in which bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics is the widespread use of antibiotics in everyday consumer products, such as cleaners and beauty products. These antibiotics end up in the environment, and diluted exposure to these antibiotics by bacteria allows the bacteria to develop a resistance. </span>
Over utilized plants and animals are those plants and animals which are almost going out of existence or are already extincts as a result of over use by humans. Examples of over utilized animals include: West African Black Rhinoceros, Passenger pigeon, Sea mink, Tecopa pupfish, Pyrenean ibex and Tasmanian tiger.
