Question

During the downpour in a village, the rain water carried away excess of nitrogenous and other compounds present in the soil to a pond. How will they affect the growth of algae and phytoplankton in the pond ?

Answer 1

A sudden increase in the nitrogen and other soil compounds in the pond will lead to an increase in the population of algae and phytoplanktons (bloom of algae or bloom of phytoplanktons) as they nitrify very quickly and multiply. This will, eventually, alter the population of other organisms present in the pond.