Date: 02/03/2023 Shift: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Q. No: 74

A) Healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change.
B) Trees help to clean the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they absorb harmful pollutants and release clean oxygen for us to breathe.
C) Increasing levels of carbon dioxide caused by deforestation and fossil fuel combustion trap heat in the atmosphere.
D) In urban environments, trees absorb pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide, and sweep up particles like dust and smoke.