Question

1. which of the following inferences could the scientists make based on their observations about the farmland and algae below? mini cd set: algae is a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that perform photosynthesis. a group of scientists are studying a microscopic algae in a local lake that is surrounded by farmland. scientists are concerned that fertilizer runoff from the farmland may be impacting the lake. image a shows the algae prior to the farmland being fertilized and image b shows the algae after the farmland was fertilized. use clues from the text in order to determine the meaning of the words below. diverse: microscopic: runoff: overtime, the algae became larger in size. the algae population increased overtime in the lake. the runoff from the fertilizer caused the algae in the lake to become overpopulated. the fertilizer negatively impacted the algaes ability to perform photosynthesis, causing the population to decrease.

Explanation:

By comparing Image A (before fertilization) and Image B (after fertilization), we can see more algae in Image B. This indicates an increase in the algae population. There is no clear evidence of individual - algae size increase, over - population in a negative sense, or a decrease in photosynthesis ability.

Answer:

The algae population increased overtime in the lake.