Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 12

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, the South West Township (Soweto) was one of several areas established early in the last century for blacks to live away from the white ruling minority. On the hills surrounding Soweto, the company that provides South Africa's electricity, Eskom, built a large, coal-burning, electricity-generating plant. The electricity was for white areas of Johannesburg, miles away from the plant. The residents of Soweto had no electrical connections.
-The heavy levels of soot from the electrical plant upwind of Soweto, along with dust from gigantic mine dumps from gold and coal mines, created particulate pollution more than three times the recommended level. This would be expected to result in ___________.

• A)high levels of birth defects
• B)high levels of heart disease
• C)problems with running local automobiles and other machinery
• D)enriched agricultural fields and increased crop yields
• E)increased incidence of lung disease

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Definitions:

Erythropoietin

A hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells in response to low oxygen levels in tissues.

Mammalian Red Blood Cells

Mammalian red blood cells are biconcave, disk-shaped cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and remove carbon dioxide, lacking a nucleus when mature.

Phagocytic

Pertaining to cells that have the ability to engulf and absorb particles or other cells through a process called phagocytosis, key for immune defense.

Lobed Nucleus

A characteristic of certain white blood cells, where the nucleus is divided into several connected lobes, often seen in neutrophils.