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October 22, 2013
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From 1970 to 1990, sea otters made up a steadily decreasing percentage of the marine life population in North America. The increasingly widespread effects of pollution and habitat destruction were responsible for this decrease. However, although pollution was a more frequent target of environmental legislation, it was found that pollution in North America increased by a greater percentage than did the rate of habitat destruction. Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for the finding? |
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| (A) | Environmental legislation limiting industrial pollution was much more financial onerous on North American firms than legislation protecting marine habitats. |
| (B) | The decreasing percentage of sea otters among the marine population had a positive effect on the species that sea otters typically prey on. |
| (C) | Most of the habitats likely to be destroyed by human activity had already been compromised for marine life by 1970. |
| (D) | Habitat destruction was a more frequent target of environmental legislation than pollution in the decade preceding 1960. |
| (E) | Marine life as a whole was more significantly affected by pollution than by habitat destruction. |
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