Reliance on agriculture can result in __________ because__________

a. better health; people can rely on food surpluses
b. decreased natural selection; food abundances result in less selective pressures on populations
c. nutritional stress; dependence on a few crops can result in nutritional shortages and famine
d. poorer health; food is produced using pesticides and other chemicals


Correct Answer: c

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