Question

Increasing population sizes lead to increasing demand for food. Farmers use synthetic fertilizers to add necessary nutrients to the soil so crops can grow. What is the ultimate consequence of this fertilizer use?(1 point)
Responses

deoxygenated water bodies
deoxygenated water bodies

algal blooms grow rapidly
algal blooms grow rapidly

death of aquatic organisms
death of aquatic organisms

fertilizer runs off with rainwater
fertilizer runs off with rainwater

Answer 1

All of the responses are correct. The ultimate consequence of fertilizer use is that it can lead to deoxygenated water bodies, rapid growth of algal blooms, death of aquatic organisms, and fertilizer runoff with rainwater.