Question

A community has a nearby forest that has some insect-damaged trees that are dying. They decide to cut the dying trees and sell the wood for
firewood.
How does science knowledge support this solution?
A. Cutting down the trees allows more animals to live in the forest.
B. Using the trees for firewood eliminates pollution caused by heating homes.
C. Selling the diseased trees as firewood allows the community to make money.
D. Removing the diseased trees allows the remaining trees to get more water and sunlight.

Answer 1

The answer is D (because I did the process of elimination)

A is incorrect because cutting down trees is mostly bad for the environment and give animals less homes

B is my incorrect because nothing in the question points out pollution made by nearby homes

C is incorrect because money doesn’t have anything to do with the environmental crisis in this particular situation