Which of the following environmental factors usually has the greatest direct effect on an organism's rate of water loss by evaporation?
A)soil type
B)wind
C)fires, hurricanes, and tornadoes
D)barometric pressure

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Wind increases the rate of water loss by evaporation as it helps in removing the boundary layer of moist air that surrounds an organism's body. This increases the gradient of water vapor concentration between the organism's body and the air, leading to a higher rate of evaporation. Soil type, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and barometric pressure do not have as direct and significant an effect on the rate of water loss by evaporation as wind does.

Which of the Following Environmental Factors Usually Has the Greatest