Which of These Activities, Occurring in Marine Environments, Would Be

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of these activities, occurring in marine environments, would be considered an example of habitat degradation?

• A) Dynamiting a coral reef
• B) Releasing industrial chemicals into a bay
• C) Removing catch limits so all fish of a given species can be caught
• D) Introducing a highly predatory fish into a coastal habitat
• E) Dredging and filling to build a canal through a coastal wetland

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Definitions:

Physical Causation

A concept in law and philosophy that denotes the actual cause-and-effect relationship between actions or events.

Remoteness Test

Determining whether the damages were too far removed from the original negligent act; a breaching party is only responsible for reasonably expected losses.

Misfeasance

Wrongful conduct.

Nonfeasance

Failure to act; such failure is actionable in tort only where there is a specific duty to act, as with a guardian, parent, or lifeguard.