alleryTaking wildlife from the sea at rates too high for species to replace themselves is called what?
AOverfishing
BAquaculture
CDesalination
DReforestation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Overfishing
1. Fish are a renewable resource only if catches stay below the rate of reproduction.
2. Taking them faster than they can replace themselves is overfishing.
3. Aquaculture and desalination do not describe this.
_Source: Wikipedia, Renewable resource, Overfishing_
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