Industrial agriculture ________
A) permanently improved soils, providing more food from less space
B) rapidly deteriorated soils, requiring continuous movement to new croplands
C) is necessary today for all cultures
D) had no impact on agriculture
E) increased our ability to obtain more food from the same area
E
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