Which of the following statements best identifies how the growth of the city of los angeles affected the owens river valley?
a. runoff from large areas of asphalt eroded soil from the river valley, added silt to the river, and destroyed fishes' habitats. b.water was diverted from the river valley to supply drinking water to los angeles. c.the river valley was filled with soil that was dredged out of the harbor as los angeles expanded. d.acid rain from los angeles changed the chemistry of the river, resulting in the death of many fish.
the answer is not d

 Acid rain from Los Angeles changed the chemistry of the river, resulting in the death of many fish.Due to human activities in Los Angeles, pollution is not anymore shocking. The acid rain would be distributed to the river which would change the environment of the aquatic life. 

B. )Water was diverted from the river valley to supply drinking water to Los Angeles.

the correct answers are:

a - pacific plate;

it is the biggest oceanic tectonic plate. surrounded on all sides by continental tectonic plates, it is submerging and gradually becoming smaller and smaller.

b - north american plate;

huge continental plate, occupying big portion of the northern hemisphere.

c -eurasian plate;

alongside the north american plate, it is one of the two dominant continental plates in the northern hemisphere.

d - indian plate;

a small continental plate, that has been part of gondwanaland initially, but after the break up of it, moved towards northeast and pushed into the eurasian plate that was once part of laurasia.