Biological termEasy0.5 marks
4(b)
Give the Biological / technical term for the following:
The process causing an undesirable change in the environment.
Topic: Pollution
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Answer
Exam answer
POLLUTION.
Explanation
Pollution is the addition to the environment of any substance or form of energy in such quantity that it alters the natural quality of the air, water or land and harms living organisms.
Distinguish the PROCESS from the AGENT: POLLUTION is the process; a POLLUTANT is the substance causing it. Read which the question asks for.
The five kinds in the syllabus: AIR, WATER, SOIL, NOISE and RADIATION.
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