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

Answer 1

The ultimate consequence of fertilizer use is algal blooms grow rapidly. The excess nutrients from synthetic fertilizers can lead to eutrophication in water bodies, which causes a rapid increase in algae. This can then result in deoxygenated water and death of aquatic organisms as the algae die and decompose, consuming oxygen in the process.