Question

What is an agal bloom? What is the scientific name given to it?

Answer 1

rapid or immediate growth of microscopic algae or cynaobacteria in water is called algal bloom

Answer 2

An algal bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in freshwater or marine water systems, and is recognized by the discoloration in the water from their pigments. Cyanobacteria were mistaken for algae in the past, so cyanobacterial blooms are sometimes also called algal blooms.