NEET Biology question
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**Statement 1:** Cultural eutrophication is nutrient enrichment of water bodies due to human activities, such as the passage of sewage, industrial effluents, etc. **Statement 2:** Sewage and industrial effluents contain nitrates and phosphates, which act as plant nutrients and overstimulate the growth of algae.
Answer: (B)
Solution
Cultural eutrophication is correctly defined as human-activity-driven nutrient enrichment of water bodies via sewage and industrial effluents (statement 1 correct), and these effluents do indeed contain nitrates and phosphates that overstimulate algal growth (statement 2 correct). As both statements
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