Earthquakes on plate boundaries happen more because the plates all move in different directions in a tectonic environment so they collide against each other which makes them more frequent. Earthquakes rarely happen in intra-plate environments but along faults in normally stable interior of the plates. If this doesn't make sense, ask me to reword it for you !
Answer: d. all of the above
Renewable resources are those which can be replenished or reproduced at a faster rate. But heavily decrease in the volume of these resources sometimes cannot be compensated.
a. Loss of animal species: Hunting and poaching of animal species has limited the population of endangered species to derive valuables like horns, skins from these animals for human use.
b. Land degradation: Landmass occupied by natural forests and other natural biomes are cleared for human use like agriculture, mining, urban development. These lands are loosing their natural potential and are treated as waste lands.
c. Lower availability of fresh water: Water from water bodies like lakes, rivers, groundwater, ponds are polluted by industrial, agricultural wastes making water unfit for human use. Groundwater are pumped out to maximum amount but the same level cannot be maintained by natural sources of water such as rain, agricultural field irrigation, river or any other means therefore, limiting the level of water in grounds.
Answer: Option B) . a decrease in the amount of oxygen dissolved in
the pond
Explanation:
Anaerobic bacteria are able to survive in the absence of oxygen while aerobic bacteria survive only in the presence of abundant oxygen.
Hence, while reduced levels of dissolved oxygen in the pond decrease the amount of aerobic bacteria like Bacillus; anaerobic bacteria like Actinomyces flourish since they survive on organic substances like methane, cellulose instead.
