NEET Biology question

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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of a water sample is a measure of the

(A)Total volume of water in the sample
(B)Amount of organic matter present, as reflected by the oxygen microbes would consume to decompose itCorrect
(C)Concentration of dissolved salts in the water
(D)Amount of dissolved carbon dioxide in the water

Answer: (B)

Solution

BOD measures the amount of oxygen that would be consumed by microorganisms decomposing the organic matter in

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