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Topic: Sewage treatment and energy generation (biogas)· Biology and Human Welfare

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

1. The amount of some toxic substances of industrial waste water increases in the organisms at successive trophic levels.

2. The micro-organisms involved in biodegradation of organic matter in a sewage polluted water body consume a lot of oxygen causing the death of aquatic organisms.

3. Algal blooms caused by excess of organic matter in water improve water quality and promote fisheries.

4. Water hyacinth grows abundantly in eutrophic water bodies and leads to an imbalance in the ecosystem dynamics of the water body.

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Answer: 3. Algal blooms caused by excess of organic matter in water improve water quality and promote fisheries.

Key idea: Algal blooms caused by excess nutrients (eutrophication) do not improve water quality.

They deplete oxygen, kill fish and make water unfit for use. Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct (biomagnification, high BOD, and water hyacinth in eutrophic water). So option 3 is the NOT correct statement.

Doubtly AI · 30 Oct 2026 AI-generated · not yet verified Report
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