Which of the Following Statements About Sustainable Populations Is True

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about sustainable populations is true?

A) Extinction of species due to overharvesting has been a major problem throughout human history.
B) Populations decline when individuals are removed faster than they can be replaced through reproduction.
C) Extinction of a species is only temporary until populations recover.
D) Harvesting of populations can proceed at any rate needed to support humans because the targeted species are generally resilient to these pressures.
E) Human population growth and improvement in technologies are directly responsible for fewer species becoming extinct.