The cause of humanity's increased water consumption is an increased population. What is the effect?

Option are not provided in the question. The complete question is as following:

The cause of humanity's increased water consumption is an increased population. What is the effect?

A. less potable water, a growing threat to biodiversity

B. more potable water, a growing threat to biodiversity

C. less potable water, a decreased threat to biodiversity

D. more potable water, a decreased threat to biodiversity

Answer:

A. less potable water, a growing threat to biodiversity

Explanation:

The increasing population of human causes increase in water consumption that leads to reduction in portable water, which is a growing threat to biodiversity.

Portable water or freshwater is used for drinking by humans beings along with that it provide habitat to many diverse marine wildlife and they are important to local ecosystems as they provide sources of income and food to humans and other wildlife.

Freshwater or portable water play very important role to control flood and erosion.

So, decrease in portable water result into decrease in biodiversity.

Hence, the correct option is A. less potable water, a growing threat to biodiversity.