Which of These Situations Does Not Involve an Ecosystem Service

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Multiple Choice

Which of these situations does not involve an ecosystem service trade-off?

• A) Use of land to grow food prevents its use as a high-biodiversity prairie ecosystem.
• B) Use of pesticides to kill crop-eating insects also kills pollinators.
• C) Building a canal to transport offshore oil destroys a shrimp fishery.
• D) Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from agriculture prevent use of a stream as a clean water source.
• E) A city apartment building is torn down and another, more modern, building is built.

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