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Question 34

The passage describes human impacts on ecosystems and air pollution.

Complete the passage by writing a suitable word or words on each dotted line.

Plants reduce the level of the greenhouse gas ................................................................ in the atmosphere by the process of ................................................................ .

The burning of ................................................................ fuels releases this gas, along with the pollutant gas sulfur ................................................................ , which dissolves in rainwater to form ................................................................ rain. This can destroy the place where a species lives, known as its ................................................................ .

Another greenhouse gas is ................................................................ , which is released from the digestive system of cattle. These gases increase the ................................................................ effect and lead to ................................................................ warming.

Incomplete combustion also produces the toxic gas carbon ................................................................ , which binds to haemoglobin in red blood cells.

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