When an author writes that a policy has unintended 'deleterious' effects on local ecosystems, what does 'deleterious' mean?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Causing harm, damage, or detriment
- Step 1: 'Deleterious' is derived from the Greek 'deleterios' (noxious, destructive).
- Step 2: In environmental and health sciences, it denotes an outcome that causes serious harm or deterioration.
Answer
Causing harm, damage, or detriment.
Why not the others: 'Producing extraordinary financial profitability' describes lucrative or remunerative effects; 'Exhibiting rapid biological adaptation' describes adaptive plastic resilience; 'Remaining completely invisible to observers' describes imperceptible or latent phenomena.
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