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Any population increase beyond a certain level necessitates greater re
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24 Apr 2025, 02:20
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Any population increase beyond a certain level necessitates greater recourse to vegetable foods; thus, the ability of a society to choose meat over cereals always arises, in part, from $\(\qquad\)$ the number of people.
| Two Answers |
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| A. hiding |
| B. restraining |
| C. revealing | D. estimating | E. limiting |
| F. concealing |
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29 Apr 2025, 04:15
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Key Points:
1. The sentence discusses population increase and its effect on food choices.
2. If the population grows beyond a certain level, people must rely more on vegetable foods (like cereals) instead of meat.
3. Therefore, the ability to choose meat over cereals depends on keeping the population below that level.
4. The blank requires a word meaning keeping the population in check or preventing excessive growth.
Analyzing the Options:
We need words that mean restricting or controlling population growth:
- (A) hiding $\rightarrow$ Doesn't fit (hiding people doesn't affect food demand).
- (B) restraining $\rightarrow$ Means holding back or limiting, which fits.
- (C) revealing $\rightarrow$ Doesn't make sense in context.
- (D) estimating $\rightarrow$ Irrelevant (estimation doesn't control population).
- (E) limiting $\rightarrow$ Means keeping within bounds, which fits perfectly.
- (F) concealing $\rightarrow$ Like "hiding," this doesn't affect food supply.
Correct Pair:
- (B) restraining and (E) limiting both convey the idea of keeping the population in check, allowing for meat consumption.
Final Answer:
B and E (restraining and limiting) are the correct choices.
1. The sentence discusses population increase and its effect on food choices.
2. If the population grows beyond a certain level, people must rely more on vegetable foods (like cereals) instead of meat.
3. Therefore, the ability to choose meat over cereals depends on keeping the population below that level.
4. The blank requires a word meaning keeping the population in check or preventing excessive growth.
Analyzing the Options:
We need words that mean restricting or controlling population growth:
- (A) hiding $\rightarrow$ Doesn't fit (hiding people doesn't affect food demand).
- (B) restraining $\rightarrow$ Means holding back or limiting, which fits.
- (C) revealing $\rightarrow$ Doesn't make sense in context.
- (D) estimating $\rightarrow$ Irrelevant (estimation doesn't control population).
- (E) limiting $\rightarrow$ Means keeping within bounds, which fits perfectly.
- (F) concealing $\rightarrow$ Like "hiding," this doesn't affect food supply.
Correct Pair:
- (B) restraining and (E) limiting both convey the idea of keeping the population in check, allowing for meat consumption.
Final Answer:
B and E (restraining and limiting) are the correct choices.
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