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← HistoryWhat risk increased in ancient Inca terrace farming when irrigation canal sedimentation obstructed water flow?
A)Altered plant nutrient uptake rates✓
B)Accelerated soil profile destabilization
C)Localized thermal microclimate shifts
D)Overall atmospheric greenhouse emission
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When canal sedimentation obstructs flow, unequal water distribution alters nutrient availability and uptake rates because plants compete under suboptimal conditions, leading to nutrient competition. Therefore, altered nutrient uptake results rather than destabilization, climate shifts or greenhouse issues without altered water flow.
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