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What is the central thesis of the biocentric view, according to Taylor?
 
  a. Each organism is viewed as a teleological center of life, pursuing its owngood in its own way.
 b. All of these choices
  c. Humans are members of the Earth's community of life, as are all non-humanmembers.
 d. The Earth's ecosystem is viewed as a complex web of interconnectedeleme nts.

Question 2

What does Leopold identify as the core flaw in a conservation system based wholly on economics?
 
  a. The fact that ownership is transient, changing hands from one generation tothe next.
 b. The fact that most members of the land-community have no economicvalue.
 c. All of the above.
  d. The fact that conservation is not always in business' best interest.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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