Multiple choice

What is one irreversible effect of both deforestation and water pollution on the environment?

  1. extinction of species

  2. thinning of the ozone shield

  3. depletion of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels

  4. increase in renewable resources
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Explanation

Both deforestation and water pollution can permanently eliminate species by destroying habitats and contaminating resources, making it impossible for those species to recover. Once a species goes extinct, it cannot be brought back.

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