WAEC Biology 1996 Question 47

Question 47

Conservation of Natural Resources

The following are the effects of overgrazing except

  1. A.depletion of useful fodder crops
  2. B.Soil and wind erosion of pastureland
  3. C.epidermic of cattle diseases
  4. D.migration of herdsmen
  5. E.scarcity of good pastureland
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Answer: C (epidermic of cattle diseases)

Explanation

Overgrazing removes grass and causes erosion; it does not itself cause disease outbreaks.