Biology: Life on Earth
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321729712
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 30, Problem 6FTB
A Native American saying tells us that “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” If this principle guided our activities, we would practice _______ development.
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