The Introduction of Excess Nutrients into a System That Results

question 32

Multiple Choice

The introduction of excess nutrients into a system that results in the increased growth of autotrophs is:

• A) heterotrophy.
• B) chemoautotrophy.
• C) eutrophication.
• D) oligotrophication.

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