Question

use this excerpt from the \a walk through the rainbow with pace\ article to answer the question. which evidence supports the inference that modernization has increased the frequency of harmful algal blues (habs)? (1 point) runoff from human - made chemicals contribute more to habs than naturally occurring minerals. scientists are paying closer attention to habs than they have in the past. habs contribute to the rapid growth of bacterial populations. habs result in harmful toxins that can cause illness in marine wildlife and humans. check answer remaining attempts : 3 \a walk through the rainbow with pace\ by jessica merzdorf understanding phytoplankton health can help predict harmful algal blooms, or habs. when substances from land wash into the ocean, they sometimes become a feast for algae, allowing them to eat, grow and multiply rapidly. habs can generate harmful toxins that sicken marine wildlife and humans and deplete oxygen in the water as bacteria feed on numerous dead algae. \harmful algal blooms are not recent. we have writings from indigenous tribes in the pacific northwest that talk about things happening on the beach,\ said cetinic. \its just that today were looking for it more, and also anthropogenic influences are making blooms more prevalent.\ while naturally occurring minerals can run into the ocean and feed algae, chemicals produced by humans - lawn fertilizer, wastewater treatment chemicals and agricultural chemicals, for example - are a much greater culprit.

Explanation:

Modernization often leads to increased production and use of human - made chemicals. The fact that runoff from human - made chemicals contributes more to HABs than naturally occurring minerals indicates a connection between modernization (which has increased the release of such chemicals) and the frequency of HABs. Other options do not directly link modernization to the increased frequency of HABs.

Answer:

Runoff from human - made chemicals contribute more to HABs than naturally occurring minerals.