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Introduction: A healthy life on the Earth depends on the ability of human beings to live within their limits. The main aim is to live sustainably, which means targeting the requirement of the present generation without reducing the ability of future generation to meet own requirement.
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D. Regulating hunting and fishing
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C. habitat augmentation
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A. They grow rapidly and outcompete with other plants or animals
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B. The change in elk grazing areas
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25. Why is blodiversity importantr
Blodiwardty
A. Disease resistant plants in wild
B. Plants provide oxygen, natural processes clean water
C. Beauty and scientific value
D. All of the above
24. What happens to biodiversity as you go further away from the equator?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
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A. pollution
B. global warming
C. endemic species
D. endangered species
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C. polar tundra
D. tropical rainforest
27. The wetland plant purple loosestrife was imported to North America from Europe. Since its introduction, the
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