NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Germany, many of the trees in the forests are dying. This is because the waxy outer coating on their tree leaves is being damaged by which environmental issue?
A
Acid Rain
B
bugs and bees
C
Thunder and Lightenig
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Acid rain can have a severe negative impact on forests. Calcium and magnesium, two elements that trees need for optimal health, can be destroyed by acid rain reaching the earth. Acid rain also releases aluminum into the soil, which reduces trees’ capacity to absorb water. Thus, Option B is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -When it comes to the problem of acid rain, Germany is its own worst enemy. The main sources of acid rain are smoke from factories and cars. Factories burn fossil fuels like natural gas, coal, and oil.

Detailed explanation-3: -So Germany faces all the general environmental issues faced by any industrialized nation. Such as air pollution, water pollution, global warming, destroy of the forestry system and so on. These problems faced by Germany, relate to the industrial overdevelopment and automobile traffic.

Detailed explanation-4: -British, German, and Swedish, scientists were among the first to warn that increasing levels of sulfur dioxide emissions from factories led to trees dying. In Germany, a country of old woods, beautiful rivers, and historic monuments, acid rain took a heavy toll on the natural environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Environmental Issues of Germany In addition to air pollution, decades of open-cast mining in East Germany has resulted in significant water pollution in some rivers.

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