If humans harvest the same amount of new trees that are added to the population each year, the number of usable trees  Blank 1. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. and this natural capital  Blank 2. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. . If humans take far fewer trees than the total that reach maturity, the number of usable trees  Blank 3. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. and this natural capital  Blank 4. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. . If humans take more trees than the total that reach maturity, the number of usable trees  Blank 5. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. and this natural capital  Blank 6. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. .

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Trees are a renewable natural resource used to make a wide variety of products, including paper and houses. However, trees need time to grow and mature before they can be harvested.

Please complete the following statements about timber resource management and natural capital. Here are the words that you need to correctly fill in the blank spaces below: declines, increases, decreases, remains stable, is sustainable, grows. 

Make sure to use the words in exact form as listed.

If humans harvest the same amount of new trees that are added to the population each year, the number of usable trees  Blank 1. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. and this natural capital  Blank 2. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. .

If humans take far fewer trees than the total that reach maturity, the number of usable trees  Blank 3. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. and this natural capital  Blank 4. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. .

If humans take more trees than the total that reach maturity, the number of usable trees  Blank 5. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. and this natural capital  Blank 6. Fill in the blank, read surrounding text. .

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