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Objectively, of course, the various ecosystems that sustain life on the planet proceed independently of human agency, just as they operated before the hectic ascendancy of Homo sapiens. But it is also true that it is difficult to think of a single such system that has not, for better or worse, been substantially modified by human culture. Nor is this simply the work of the industrial centuries. It has been happening since the days of ancient Mesopotamia. It is coeval with the origins of writing, and has occurred throughout our social existence. And it is this irreversibly modified world, from the polar caps to the equatorial forests, that is all the nature we have.

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It can be inferred from the passage that the author would agree with which of the following statements?

  • A Over time, the impact of human culture on the natural world has been largely benign.
  • B It is a mistake to think that the natural world contains many areas of pristine wilderness.
  • C The only substantial effects that human agency has had on ecosystems have been inadvertent.

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