Eutrophication Flashcards
1
Q
How can farmers increase food production?
A
By using fertilisers as they contain nitrates and phosphates that increase plant growth.
2
Q
What fertilisers are used?
A
Aritifical and Synthetic Chemicals
3
Q
What happens if nitrates and phospates enter lakes?
A
They can cause the death of everything living there.
4
Q
What happens during Eutrophication?
A
Whole food chains in the ecosystems in and around the lake are disrupted
5
Q
definition of eutrophication
A
excessvie plant & algal growth
