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- 3. Earthworms - Organisms used to monitor soil pollution and toxicity.
- 4. Bioluminescent- Microorganisms that produce light and are used to test water for toxins.
- 7. Microscopic algae with silica walls, indicators of water quality.
- 8. The presence of harmful substances in the environment.
- 9. Aquatic organisms like Escherichia coli, indicating fecal contamination.
- 10. Water - Fish are widely documented as indicators of this environmental quality.
- 12. Organism living in symbiosis, sensitive to sulfur dioxide pollution
- 13. Overgrowth of algae due to excess nutrients in water bodies
- 16. Animals used to indicate environmental change or pollution.
- 19. Sensitive organisms indicating soil contamination.
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- 1. A group of animals, including frogs, used to assess ecosystem health.
- 2. Lower plants significant for biological monitoring of water quality.
- 5. plants -Group including species like Caesalpinia pulcherrima and Cynodon dactylon that indicate heavy metal pollution.
- 6. - Aquatic organisms like insect larvae used to assess water quality.
- 9. - Unicellular algae with silica walls used as indicators of pollution.
- 11. Fireflies -Insects that serve as bioindicators of ecosystem health.
- 14. - Plants that absorb large amounts of heavy metals from soil.
- 15. Bioaccumulation -The gradual accumulation of pollutants in organisms over time.
- 17. -Type of gas often tested in air quality monitoring.
- 18. Frogs -Amphibians used as indicators of environmental health.
