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What is the main reason why eating too much larger fish such as tuna can potentially cause humans harm?

  • The fish absorb toxins that accumulate up the food chain (correct)
  • The fish are contaminated with air pollutants
  • The fish are high in mercury
  • The fish are not a good source of nutrients

    • What is released into the air by power plants that burn coal and gas?

  • Oxygen and nitrogen
  • Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides (correct)
  • Water vapor and heat
  • Particulate matter and carbon monoxide

    • What is the term for the process by which contaminants build up in organisms over time?

  • Eutrophication
  • Decomposition
  • Groundwater pollution
  • Bioaccumulation (correct)

    • What is a common health issue caused by air pollutants?

    <p>Respiratory diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for excess nutrients in water causing algae blooms?

    <p>Eutrophication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between air pollutants and water pollutants?

    <p>Air pollutants do not accumulate in food chains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the breakdown of materials by microbes?

    <p>Decomposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for water held underground in soil and rocks?

    <p>Groundwater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common environmental issue caused by air pollutants?

    <p>Smog</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for something that is polluted, unfit for use?

    <p>Contaminated</p> Signup and view all the answers

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