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inforests around the world are being cleared at an alarming rate to make room for new communities, agriculture, mining, and roads, and to provide lumber for construction and furniture.
How might the destruction of rainforests affect the balance of gases in Earth's atmosphere?
by increasing carbon dioxide and decreasing oxygen
by increasing carbon dioxide and increasing oxygen
by decreasing carbon dioxide and increasing oxygen
by decreasing carbon dioxideand decreasing oxygen
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by increasing carbon dioxide and decreasing oxygen
Fewer trees mean less photosynthesis (so less CO2 is removed and less O2 is produced), and burning/decay of cleared forests releases CO2 — increasing atmospheric CO2 and reducing oxygen production (the O2 drop is small but the CO2 rise contributes to climate change).
Fewer trees mean less photosynthesis (so less CO2 is removed and less O2 is produced), and burning/decay of cleared forests releases CO2 — increasing atmospheric CO2 and reducing oxygen production (the O2 drop is small but the CO2 rise contributes to climate change).
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