Q. The term ‘Terror of Bengal’ is used for
A) Eichhornia crassipes
B) Decreased biological oxygen demand
C) Biomagnification
D) Algal bloom
Explanation
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) also called ‘Terror of Bengal’ is one such plant that sometimes chokes ponds, lakes and rivers resulting in imbalance of ecosystem dynamics of water-bodies
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