Eutrophication Occurs When

question 30

Multiple Choice

Eutrophication occurs when

• A)nutrient increase causes excessive aquatic plant growth.
• B)point source pollutants enter the groundwater.
• C)fecal coliform bacteria enters drinking water.
• D)an industry returns heated water to its source.

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are available for everyone to use and one person's use does not reduce availability to others.

Private Goods

Goods that are both rivalrous and excludable, meaning consumption by one person reduces availability for others and access can be restricted.

Tragedy of the Commons

A situation in which individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, deplete or spoil shared resources, even though it is contrary to the group's long-term interests.

Private Good

A product or service that is individually consumed and can be easily excluded from non-payers, making it rivalrous in consumption.