Multiple choice

Fertilizer in Mississ. watershed-->algal blooms-->incr in bacteria-->no oxygen for aquatic life

  1. Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

  2. St James Bay

  3. Dust Bowl

  4. Hurricane Floyd

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Excess fertilizer runoff from the Mississippi River watershed enters the Gulf of Mexico, causing massive algal blooms. When these blooms die and decompose, they consume the oxygen in the water, creating a hypoxic 'dead zone'.