Question

How does cutting down too many trees harm the environment and the timber industry?

(1 point)
Responses

Building more paper mills and causing higher prices for lumber.
Building more paper mills and causing higher prices for lumber.

Improving the soil quality and creating many new logging jobs.
Improving the soil quality and creating many new logging jobs.

Reducing animal diversity and risking the industry's future success.
Reducing animal diversity and risking the industry's future success.

Cleaning up the rivers and helping large forests to expand.

Answer 1

Reducing animal diversity and risking the industry's future success.

Explanation: Overharvesting trees destroys habitats (reducing biodiversity) and depletes the resource base, threatening long-term timber supply and industry sustainability.