Ozone saves the biosphere by absorbing high energy radiations called - (1) Infra-red (2) Gamma rays (3) Ultraviolet rays (UV) (4) X-rays

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(3) Ultraviolet rays (UV) Explanation: The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It absorbs 97 to 99 percent of the Suns medium-frequency ultraviolet light (from about 200 nm to 315 nm wavelength), which otherwise would potentially damage exposed life forms near the surface.

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