Changes in nature made by people are also called as_______.a)Anthropogenicb)Hydroponicsc)Anthropogenicd)TheopogenicCorrect answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

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Changes in nature made by people are also called as_______.

a)
Anthropogenic
b)
Hydroponics
c)
Anthropogenic
d)
Theopogenic

Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

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The correct answer is Anthropogenic.

Changes in nature made by people is also called Anthropogenic.
It includes changes to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources directly or indirectly by human activities.
Deforestation in the upper catchment of a river may make the river more flood-prone.
Climate change due to global warming is another instance of the widespread impact of human activity on nature.
Over time, it is often difficult to separate and distinguish between the natural and human factors in ecological change.
The environment is defined as the total planetary inheritance and the totality of all resources(biotic and abiotic factors).
Population explosion, affluent consumption, and production have placed a huge stress on the environment.
Hydroponics is the study of growing plants without soil in water which contains nutrients.

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