Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 20, Problem 7RQ
The process whereby oxygen is depleted by the growth of microorganisms due to excess nutrients in aquatic systems is called _________.
a. dead zoning
b. eutrophication
c. retrophication
d. depletion
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