Jill,the Head Rancher,tells You to Move Most of the Cattle

question 13

Multiple Choice

Jill,the head rancher,tells you to move most of the cattle off a certain pasture.She says by grazing fewer cattle,the grass will grow thicker and recover more quickly.When she asks what you think,you tell her that __________________.

• A)the cattle will eat the weeds and leave more room for the grasses,so she should put even more cattle in the pasture
• B)the soil erosion will speed up without as many cattle to churn up the topsoil
• C)it will increase competition between weeds and grasses,since the cattle will eat only the sweet grass and leave the weeds,then the weeds will take over
• D)she should get rid of the cattle and raise chickens,which eat grain and will allow the grass to grow back

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