Which of the following statements about mining is true? a). mining has no long-term effects on the earth. b). mining is unimportant to the economy. c). mining has no ecological impact. d). mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the earth.

d). Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth.

Explanation:

Mining is a process of extraction of useful minerals from the surface, subsurface and deep regions of the earth which are of economic importance. The mining involves the formation of a huge crator on the land and underwater regions which takes long time to recover. It exerts a drastic ecological impact that is it destroys the habitat of plants and animals. The soil of the mining site becomes infertile.

On the basis of above information, d. Mining allows useful minerals to be extracted from the Earth is the correct option.

answer: c. two haploid cells

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