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How does the ozone layer affect life on Earth?

a.
causes respiratory illness
b.
increases photosynthesis in plants
c.
causes damage to living tissue
d.
filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation

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d. filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation
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Answer is: d. filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation.

The Ozone layer is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.

Molecular formula of ozone is O₃.

Ozone is allotrope of oxygen and he is less stable. Because his unstability in high concentration, ozone decaying to diatomic oxygen.

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