Figure 558 Use the Following Information When Answering the Corresponding Question(s)

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Multiple Choice

Figure 55.8 Use the following information when answering the corresponding question(s) .
Abstract:
Recognition of the importance of land-use legacies in most ecological systems has been a major factor driving the recent focus on human activity as a legitimate and essential subject of environmental science.Ecologists,conservationists,and natural resource policy makers now recognize that the legacies of land-use activities continue to influence ecosystem structure and function for decades or centuries or even longer after those activities have ceased.

-Based on Figure 55.8,what can you conclude about land-use legacy in the southern Yucatán?

• A)Massive soil erosion caused the Mayan population to crash.
• B)Reduction in forest cover caused the Mayan population to crash.
• C)As Mayan population increased,deforestation increased,leading to increased soil erosion.
• D)All of the above answers are correct.

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Having the capacity to adjust to new conditions or environments, or modify oneself to fit changing situations or demands.

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Describes behaviors or traits that are counterproductive to an individual's survival or reproductive success in a given environment.

Adaptive

The ability of an organism to adjust and change in response to environmental factors, ensuring survival and reproduction.

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