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Question
The abundance of phosphate, causing algal overgrowth resulting in depletion of oxygen and killing other aquatic life is known as --------------------------.
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Ecological succession
eutrophication
guano deposit
greenhouse effect
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Solution
The abundance of phosphate, causing algal overgrowth resulting in depletion of oxygen and killing other aquatic life is known a eutrophication.
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