[Review of Ecological Cycles]

32. The effects of UV radiation on living tissues and biological productivity include........

A) increased mutation rates by damaging DNA.

B) causing severe sunburns (that can lead to skin cancer) or damage to the eyes (cataracts).

C) increased cancer rates (skin especially).

D) reduction of photosynthesis rates in plants and algae, thus impacting food webs.

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