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<p>Passage 1 </p>

<pre><code> Any wildlife biologist can tell you how many deer

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<p>a given area can support—how much browse there is<br>
for the deer to eat before they begin to suppress the<br>
Line reproduction of trees, before they begin to starve in<br>
5 the winter. Any biologist can calculate how many<br>
wolves a given area can support too, in part by<br>
counting the number of deer. And so on, up and<br>
down the food chain. It’s not an exact science, but<br>
it comes pretty close—at least compared to figuring<br>
10 out the carrying capacity of Earth for human beings,<br>
which is an art so dark that anyone with any sense<br>
stays away from it. </p>

<p>Passage 2 </p>

<pre><code> Estimates of the number of humans that Earth can

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<p>sustain have ranged in recent decades from fewer than<br>
15 a billion to more than a trillion. Such elasticity is prob-
ably unavoidable, since “carrying capacity” is essentially<br>
a subjective term. It makes little sense to talk about carry-
ing capacity in relationship to humans, who are capable of<br>
adapting and altering both their culture and their physical<br>
20 environment, and can thus defy any formula that might<br>
settle the matter. The number of people that Earth can<br>
support depends on how we on Earth want to live, on<br>
what we want to consume, and on what we regard as<br>
a crowd. </p>

<p>6 Both passages support which of the following conclusions about Earth’s carrying capacity for humans?</p>

<p>(A) It is routinely underestimated by biologists.<br>
(B) It cannot be easily determined, given numerous variables and unknowns.<br>
(C) It has only recently become the subject of considerable scientific debate.<br>
(D) It is a valuable concept despite its apparent shortcomings.<br>
(E) It has increased as a result of recent technological innovations. </p>

<pre><code> When the show was over I sat in my seat while children

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<p>clambered over me, making no comments on anything they<br>
50 had just seen or heard. They were pestering their keepers<br>
for eatables and further entertainments. An effort had been<br>
made to get their attention, to take it away from canned<br>
drinks and potato chips and fix it on various knowns and<br>
unknowns and horrible immensities, and it seemed to have<br>
55 failed. A good thing, too, I thought. Children have a natural<br>
immunity, most of them, and it shouldn’t be tampered with.<br>
As for the adults who would deplore it, the ones who pro-
moted this show, weren’t they immune themselves to the<br>
extent that they could put in the echo-chamber effects,<br>
60 the music, the solemnity, simulating the awe that they<br>
supposed they ought to feel? Awe—what was that sup-
posed to be? A fit of the shivers when you looked out<br>
the window? Once you knew what it was, you wouldn’t<br>
be courting it.
23 The phrase “horrible immensities” (line 54) primarily indicates</p>

<p>(A) exaggerated information<br>
(B) unforeseen events<br>
(C) historical monstrosities<br>
(D) controversial debates<br>
(E) incomprehensible realities</p>

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<p>B for the first one.</p>

<p>Since I’m pretty sure about this answer… I’m going to provide my explanation for it. (but tell me if it’s wrong quickly, so I can edit it :))</p>

<p>Both passages discuss the hardships of estimating how many people Earth can support. Passage 1 describe this as an art so dark and passage 2 explains why such assertion is problematic.</p>

<p>I can explain to you why each answer choices are wrong. What was your answer?</p>

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<p>Can you post more of the second passage? (Or at least the little italicized blurb?) I can’t really understand what is going on…</p>

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<p>1-B</p>

<p>2-B</p>

<p>Am I right? If so, I’ll give an explanation, if I’m not, I’ll shut up and avoid any further embarrassment. :D</p>

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<p>If I had to guess on the information given, I would say it’s E.</p>

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<p>I like that. haha I feel the same way when I’m not sure of my answer…</p>

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<p>Bump. I’m really anxious to know the answer to the 2nd question, can’t find anything on Google either.</p>

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<p>6-B : human population is hard to determine because it depends on many factors which keep changing and are not concrete( variables and unknowns)
Instances from passage 1: It’s not an exact science, but it comes pretty close—at least compared to figuring out the carrying capacity of Earth for human beings,
which is an art so dark that anyone with any sense stays away from it. </p>

<p>Instances from passage 2: human populations is estimated to range from fewer than 15 billion to mre than a trillian - carrying capacity is a subjective term - The number of people that Earth can support depends on how we on Earth want to live, on
what we want to consume, and on what we regard as a crowd. </p>

<p>23-E : The children are not aware about the vastness of the universe as well as its many mysteries.</p>

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<p>Magemaster, how’d you know the passage was talking about the universe?</p>

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<p>I know this passage is about a planetary because i have solved this particular cr in the CB online course practice test.</p>

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<p>and the 2nd passage is not complete either is more to it or the blurb in italics is missing</p>