Amount of oxygen required by microorganisms to metabolize organic matter is known as (1) Biochemical oxygen demand (2) Biological magnification (3) Incineration (4) Biometric oxygen demand

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The correct option is Biological oxygen Demand or BOD. 

BOD refers to Biochemical Oxygen Demand. BOD is the amount of oxygen dissolved in a given sample of water which is used by the organisms present there to breakdown the organic matters available in a given temperature. BOD is used to measure water quality in waste water treatment plants.

 
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