Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A):Eutrophication leads to depletion of dissolved oxygen in a lake.
Reason (R):Dissolved oxygen in water decreases with increase in temperature.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Eutrophication does lower dissolved oxygen and warmer water does hold less oxygen, yet the second point is not the real reason for the first.
Nutrient overload triggers algal blooms that later die and decay.
Decomposing this dead matter consumes large amounts of dissolved oxygen, the true cause of the oxygen loss.
The reason notes that oxygen solubility falls as temperature rises, which is separately true.
Since decay rather than warming drives the oxygen drop in eutrophication, the reason does not explain the assertion.
This oxygen starvation can create dead zones where fish and other life cannot survive.
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