Declines in Atlantic Cod Have Been Blamed on Many Factors

question 39

Multiple Choice

Declines in Atlantic cod have been blamed on many factors, but current evidence suggests that the collapse was predominantly caused by ________.

• A) overfishing by humans
• B) changes in sea temperature
• C) excessive predation by seals
• D) declines in prey

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Definitions:

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often depending on other conditions or events.

Negation

The logical operation that turns a proposition into its opposite, usually expressed in English by "not".

Consequent

The outcome or result in a conditional statement that follows the condition stated in the "if" clause.

Self-Contradiction

A statement that inherently contradicts itself, asserting and denying the same thing, thereby rendering it logically impossible.