Large Quantities of Nitrate and Phosphate Plant Nutrients from Runoffs

question 34

Short Answer

Large quantities of nitrate and phosphate plant nutrients from runoffs can cause a harmful ___________________________________ that can be red,brown,or green.

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Definitions:

Basal Metabolic Rate

Rate at which the body uses energy when at rest.

Energy

The capacity to do work, existing in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, and nuclear.

Calories

A unit of energy used to measure the amount of energy food provides to the body.

Nutrient Absorption

The process by which nutrients from digested food are taken up from the intestinal tract into the bloodstream.