The scale and the nature of human-induced global change, particularly in the post-industrial period is unprecedented in the history of life on Earth because:Question 34Select one:a.We have mechanized both industry and agriculture that resulted in improved labor productivity which enabled the creation of goods and services.b.The sheer size of our population is unprecedented.c.Our inventiveness has introduced chemicals and materials into the environment which either do not occur naturally at all, or do not occur in the ratios in which we have introduced them.d.Our advances in technical knowledge of renewable energies are unprecedented.e.A, B and C are correct.f.B, C and D are correct.
Question
The scale and the nature of human-induced global change, particularly in the post-industrial period is unprecedented in the history of life on Earth because:Question 34Select one:a.We have mechanized both industry and agriculture that resulted in improved labor productivity which enabled the creation of goods and services.b.The sheer size of our population is unprecedented.c.Our inventiveness has introduced chemicals and materials into the environment which either do not occur naturally at all, or do not occur in the ratios in which we have introduced them.d.Our advances in technical knowledge of renewable energies are unprecedented.e.A, B and C are correct.f.B, C and D are correct.
Solution
The correct answer is e. A, B and C are correct.
This is because:
a) The mechanization of industry and agriculture has indeed led to improved labor productivity, enabling the creation of goods and services on a scale that is unprecedented.
b) The size of the human population is also unprecedented. We have more people living on Earth now than at any other time in history.
c) Human inventiveness has introduced chemicals and materials into the environment that either do not occur naturally at all, or do not occur in the ratios in which we have introduced them. This has led to changes in the environment that are unprecedented.
d) While our advances in technical knowledge of renewable energies are unprecedented, this does not contribute to the scale and nature of human-induced global change in the same way as the other options. Therefore, it is not included in the correct answer.
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