AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to industrial development, the ecosystem was affected in the following ways: Waste from the factories and cities polluted the air, water, and soil. Due to the overcrowding in cities, people move to suburban areas which consume farmland and natural habitats of plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution was powered by burning coal, and big industrial cities began pumping vast quantities of pollution into the atmosphere. London’s concentration of suspended particulate matter rose dramatically between 1760 and 1830, as this chart from Our World In Data illustrates.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the drawbacks included air and water pollution and soil contamination that resulted in a significant deterioration of quality of life and life expectancy. Industrialization also exacerbated the separation of labor and capital.