Why Does a Farmed Field Lose Its Fertility While a Wild

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Multiple Choice

Why does a farmed field lose its fertility while a wild pasture does not?

• A)Harvesting removes the minerals and organic matter stored in the plants from the ecosystem.
• B)Wild pastures are continually fertilized by nitrogen rich rain formed in thunderstorms.
• C)Nature is more balanced than agriculture.
• D)Agricultural plants require more water than natural plants and this leads to more leaching.
• E)all of the above

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