One hundred vegetarian residents of a farming village raise various crops for their own consumption on a parcel of land. They sa
tisfy all of their food needs from the land. An investor purchases the land, evicts the farmers, and converts the land to pasture. Assuming that the primary productivity of the pasture grass equals that of the crops that were previously grown, how many people might be supported on a diet of beef produced by the ranch?A). more than 100, because beef is a higher quality food source than the crops it replacesB). about 100C). about 50D). at most 10
