All of the following statements accurately describe eutrophication EXCEPT which one?

A) Eutrophication may be accelerated by agricultural runoff containing fertilizers.
B) Eutrophication can be part of a natural process that converts freshwater to marsh to dry land.
C) Eutrophication is beneficial and enhances the diversity of life-forms in a body of water.
D) Eutrophication accelerates plant and algal growth at the expense of animal diversity.
E) Sewage and other organic nutrient pollutants can enhance eutrophication.


C

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