Why Would a Predominately Meat-Based Diet Be a Severe Restriction

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why would a predominately meat-based diet be a severe restriction on the possible size of the human population?

• A)The hormones found in beef have a negative effect on human fertility.
• B)Such a diet would shorten the average life span of humans.
• C)There is not enough biochemical energy available at that trophic level to support a very large population.
• D)The land area taken up by livestock would prevent people from finding new places to live.

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