Which of the following are examples of short-term, human-induced environmental changes? check all that apply. -mass extinction -global warming -deforestation -ozone layer destruction -pollution

The short term human induced environmental changes are pollution and deforestation.

The term deforestation can be defined as the cutting down of trees in huge amount. The reason can be cutting down of trees for human settlement.

Pollution can be defined as the undesirable in the environment. This can be soil pollution, air pollution, land pollution, noise pollution or water pollution.

The effects of these two human induced environmental changes is short term.

the element that provides strength to the exoskeletons of clams and oysters is phosphorus.

this is so because calcium carbonate is the main component in the shells. calcium carbonate is strengthened by phosphorus.

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