Human activities that degrade ecosystems result in a loss of diversity of the living and nonliving environment. Two ways in which humans frequently harm ecosystems and affect other organisms is through land use and pollution.

How does land use cause a reduction in biodiversity?
A.
It provides a more hospitable living environment.
B.
It decreases the space and resources available to certain species.
C.
It causes all the natural Earth cycles to stop.
D.
It causes herbivores to become carnivorous.