AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An increase in groundwater level is not a consequence of deforestation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for Indigenous people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Global warming, soil erosion and increase in the level of carbon dioxide in air are direct consequences of deforestation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Deforestation means cutting of trees. When trees are cut, the soil becomes loose. When there is heavy rainfall or flood, the soil being loose is washed away and this leads to soil erosion.