Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in the chesapeake bay causes phytoplankton numbers to increase, which ultimately leads to the process called

Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the Chesapeake Bay cause phytoplankton to increase, which ultimately leads to the process called eutrophication.

Eutrophication or hypertrophication is a condition that occurs when water becomes overly enriched with nutrients that induce excessive growth of organisms that live in the water. As a result oxygen depletion may happen

carbohydrates: (starches and sugars) composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

lipids: (fats, oils, and waxes) are made of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

nucleic acids: contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. they are polymers of nucleotides. a nucleotide has three parts, a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate     (-po⬇️4) group, and a nitrogenous base.

proteins: made up of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. they are polymers of amino acids.