Question

Both authors would agree that the "Estimates"(Passage $2$, line $7$)are.

• A. Overly generous
• B. Largely undocumented
• C. Often misunderstood
• D. Politically motivated
• E. Essentially unreliable

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Essentially unreliable

Both, passage 1 and 2, agree that it is not exactly possible to calculate the carrying capacity of Earth for human beings because humans are capable of adapting and can therefore defy any formula used to settle this question. In this context, both passages concur that the 'estimates' referred to in line 13 of passage 2 are unreliable. E is thus the best answer.