Biology 5090 · O Level · Effects of humans on ecosystems

Effects of humans on ecosystems — practice question

The diagrams illustrate how rain is affected when it falls on an area of forested land both before and after houses are constructed. Before houses are built, rainfall is $100\%$, with transpiration at $40\%$, surface runoff at $10\%$ and groundwater at $50\%$. After houses are built, rainfall is $100\%$, transpiration at $25\%$, groundwater at $32\%$ and surface runoff $?\%$. What is the difference in the percentage of surface runoff before and after the houses are built?

  • Aincreases by $33\%$
  • Bincreases by $43\%$
  • Cdecreases to $43\%$
  • Ddecreases to $33\%$

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