5. The following data shows the number of water bodies in Bengaluru city from 1973
to 2007. Observe the data and answer the following questions: (4*1 = 4 marks)
60
51
50
40
38
30
25
20
17
10
0
1973
1992
2002
2007
Number of water bodies
Source: Indian Institute of Science
a) Explain the trend in the number of water bodies from 1973 to 2007
b) What could be the possible reason behind this trend?
c) Many water bodies in cities like Bengaluru are eutrophied due to algal growth. What
causes alga to grow so rapidly in water bodies?
d) Explain how eutrophication impacts aquatic animals
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a) decrease in water bodies
b) because of pollution and increase of population
c) Some algal blooms are the result of an excess of nutrients into waters and higher concentrations of these nutrients in water cause increased growth of algae and green plants.
d) Oxygen depletion, or hypoxia, is a common consequence of eutrophication, both in fresh water and seawater. The direct effects of hypoxia include fish kills, especially the death of fish that need high levels of dissolved oxygen.
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