The Biosphere 2 Project,in Tucson,Arizona,was an Experiment Involving a Large

question 43

Multiple Choice

The Biosphere 2 project,in Tucson,Arizona,was an experiment involving a large sealed terrarium with humans and photosynthetic plants living in balance.Why did the project have to be interrupted after only a few months?

• A) Levels of CO₂ rose to dangerous levels.
• B) The humans ran out of food.
• C) The plants stopped producing oxygen.
• D) The rate of photosynthesis was too high.

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