Chemistry A Gases unit test

Why does his teacher ask him to balance the equation by including the correct coefficient

Consider the story you just read. all but one of the choices below indicate that something is living.

The human activities in two locations are described below: location a: rampant use of plastic containers location b: excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers which statement is most likely true? location a will have poor air quality because plastic is biodegradable. location a will experience water scarcity because plastic absorbs moisture. the population of honeybees will increase in location b because production of crops will increase. the population of fish in location b will decrease because the water is contaminated.