Gujarati
12.Ecosystem
normal

$CO_2$ content of atmosphere has increased in the last $150$  years from

A

$25$ to $35\ ppm$

B

$270$ to $340\ ppm$

C

$0.027$ to $0.34\ ppm$

D

$0.2 $ to $0.3 \ ppm$

(AIIMS-1997)

Solution

(b) $CO_2$ conc. was about $ 270 $ ppm in $ 1750$ and $368$  ppm in $2000$. The rise has been due to large scale deforestation (for grazing land, cropland or urban estates), change in land use and large scale combustion of fossil fuels.

Standard 12
Biology

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