What organism is very sensitive to pollutants and used by scientists to assess air quality?

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What organism is very sensitive to pollutants and used by scientists to assess air quality?

Is it:
A. Molds
B. Yeast
C. Zooflagellates
D. Lichens

2006-07-18 14:02:03 · 2 answers · asked by My Name is Noneya 1 in Environment

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D ... Yeah!! Finally something that I'm very sure that I know. I homeschool my children, and we have just been studying botany. I thought it was fascinating that the extent of air pollution could be judged by how many lichens there are in an area.

2006-07-18 14:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by mom1025 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

yep, it's lichens ...

2006-07-18 21:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋