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A survey on the Pacific coastline of California shows that kelp is currently being harvested faster than it can grow back. How would this resource be classified?

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It would be primarily renewable.
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Complete question:

A survey on the Pacific coastline of California shows that kelp is currently being harvested faster than it can grow back. How would this resource be classified?

a. renewable

b. nonrenewable

c. potentially renewable

d. primarily nonrenewable

Answer:

c. potentially renewable

Step-by-step explanation:

A renewable resource can be defined as the resource that is always available and easily replaceable in nature no matter how much we use or utilise it.

Examples of renewable resource is

a. heat from the sun which can be used for solar energy

b. Oxygen

c. Water

d. Aquatic organisms

e. Trees such as Bamboo

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