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gbarreiro

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What happens when the carrying capacity of an ecosystem is exceeded?
 
  a. The ecosystem will immediately lose its capacity to support human life.
  b. The ecosystem's resources will be depleted at a faster rate than they can be replaced.
  c. The ecosystem will begin to expand to accommodate the higher demands placed by the extra population.
  d. The ecosystem will stop interacting with other ecosystems.

Question 2

According to biologists Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich, the social conditions governing the impact that human beings have on their environment are population, technology, and ________.
 
  a. affluence
  b. appetence
  c. effluence
  d. cadence


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Laurenleakan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


gbarreiro

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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