I would say A.
B and C can be eliminated because they have to do with using resources more efficiently. Now we're down to A and D, and of the two, I'd say A is most plausible. Globalization is the connection of the world with each other. With all this technology, companies see endless possibilities to sell their products. They use more and more natural resources, which can deplete those resources quickly.
Glucose
Glucose, a small polar solute, uses a membrane transporter (a protein carrier) to cross the plasma membrane via facilitated diffusion. In simple diffusion, small nonpolar and lipid-soluble substances (including gases) diffuse directly through the lipid bilayer.
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https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-mutation-1127
The tides would become weaker, but we would not lose them completey because we would still have the tides caused by the Sun.
Adaptions give the organism a better chance to survive