Scientists Bormann and Likens Demonstrated in Their Experiment on a Clear-Cut

question 40

Multiple Choice

Scientists Bormann and Likens demonstrated in their experiment on a clear-cut forest that

• A) A cleared forest is more sustainable than an uncleared forest.
• B) An uncleared forest is more sustainable than a cleared forest.
• C) Cleared and uncleared forests have the same sustainability.
• D) Clearing a forest violates the second law of thermodynamics.
• E) At least two of these answers are correct.

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