The fish in the lake at the local park are dying. A professor from the local college comes to investigate, and first she measures the dissolved oxygen because she wants to check for the ________________.
A)aquatic biodiversity
B)presence of bacteria
C)possibility of eutrophication
D)presence of heavy metals
E)influence of acid precipitation

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Eutrophication is a process where water bodies receive excess nutrients, leading to oxygen depletion, which can cause fish to die. Measuring dissolved oxygen helps assess this possibility.

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