Question: Census data show that the human population doubled from 2.65 billion in 1953 to 5.3 billion in 1990. If it continues to double at this rate, the human population could reach 10 billion by the year 2020. Which best explains how this rate of human growth can harm the environment on which humans depend?
Choices:
by gradually making up more available energy
by using resources faster than they can be replaced
by changing how matter cycles through an ecosystem
by increasing the variety of ecosystems that are supported
Answer: B