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A: algal bloom
B: Eichhornia crassipes
C: increased biochemical oxygen demand
D: eutrophication.
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Explanation:
- Eicchornia crassipes is a free-floating perennial hydrophyte.
- It is commonly known as water hyacinth and is indigenous to tropical and subtropical South America.
- Eicchornia crassipes is a rapidly growing aquatic plant and is an invasive species.
- It reproduces by runners and stolons and produces thousands of seeds annually, remaining viable for 28 years.
- Eicchornia crassipes was proposed in Bengal for its beautiful flowers.
- But it evolved into an invasive weed depleting oxygen from the water bodies and culminating in many fish deaths.
- Fish scarcity was caused in Bengal due to the Eicchornia crassipes.
- As fish is Bengal's supplement food, Eicchornia crassipes has been termed the 'terror of Bengal'.
Final Answer:
Hence, the correct option is B: i.e. Eicchornia crassipes.
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