decreased plant and animal diversity increased availability of soil nutrients greater access to water for plants and animals less sunlight reaching the ground
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: In some communities, forests are cleared through burning, and the deforested land is used for farming. Which of these is a negative consequence of this practice?
Possibilities:
- decreased plant and animal diversity
- increased availability of soil nutrients
- greater access to water for plants and animals
- less sunlight reaching the ground

decreased plant and animal diversity