Question

Regarding tropical rainforests, the term evapotranspiration refers to the fact that

A. trees absorb carbon dioxide and "exhale" oxygen.
B. the humidity of rain forests can produce local and regional precipitation.
C. deforestation causes a decline in atmospheric oxygen.
D. deforestation causes a loss of soil fertility due to water evaporation

Answer 1

I think the answer to your question is c. deforestation causes a decline in atmospheric oxygen because evapotranspiration means the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces by transpiration from plants.