Question

an illustration of a factory dumping waste into a body of water is shown: what can be inferred about the decomposition zone? as oxygen levels increase there, pollution - fighting bacteria thrives. more worms there increases the food supply for bigger organisms. the biodiversity of fish species will be lower than the clean zone. the excessive algae blooms in the water lead to hypoxia.

Explanation:

In the decomposition zone, it has pollution - tolerant fishes like carp and gor. In contrast, the clean zone has more diverse normal clean - water organisms such as trout, perch, bass, mayfly, and stonefly. So, fish biodiversity is lower in the decomposition zone.

Answer:

The biodiversity of fish species will be lower than the clean zone.