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elizabeth18 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

Why would a predominately meat-based diet be a severe restriction on the possible size of the human population?

A) The hormones found in beef have a negative effect on human fertility.
B) Such a diet would shorten the average life span of humans.
C) There is not enough biochemical energy available at that trophic level to support a very large population.
D) The land area taken up by livestock would prevent people from finding new places to live.

Question 2

Does a carbohydrate contain water?

A) Yes, a carbohydrate is made from water and carbon dioxide, so it must contain water molecules.
B) No, a chemical product is uniquely different from its chemical reactants.
C) Only sometimes because water binds to the carbohydrate only under certain conditions.
D) No, water is not involved with carbohydrates.