Stratospheric ozone is important to ecosystems because it ________

A) ensures lakes and oceans do not lose water
B) provides the air we breathe
C) absorbs and scatters UV light
D) keeps the temperature of Earth stable
E) keeps atmospheric gases balanced


Answer: C

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