One strategy of harvesting plants and animals is to harvest as many individuals as are needed without regard to biology-based management. A potential outcome to this approach includes
A) severely slowed recoveries, even if the species is abundant and demand is low.
B) extinction of the harvested species when demand exceeds recovery.
C) no impact regardless of the situation.
D) eventual extinction of the harvested species regardless of the demand/recovery.
E) continued sustainable populations under all circumstances.

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Harvesting without regard to biology-based management can lead to extinction if the demand exceeds the species' ability to recover, as it does not consider the species' reproductive rates and ecological roles.

One Strategy of Harvesting Plants and Animals Is to Harvest