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Describe two effects that ingesting microbeads has on aquatic organisms.

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micro-beads can cause blockages in the digestive tracts of aquatic organisms.

  • This can prevent digestion of food hence the organism will eventually die of starvation.

micro-beads can increase organic matter in a pond hence killing the aquatic organisms present.

  • This increases the number of decomposers which grow rapidly and use a great deal of oxygen during their growth and lead to depletion of oxygen as the decomposition process occurs. A lack of oxygen can kill aquatic organisms.

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