Question

the movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer. what does the phrase wreak havoc mean in paragraph 4 of the passage? find great success cause vast destruction catch many fish serve commercial goals reading passage overfishing 1 the world faces a calamitous food crisis if we do not stop overfishing. according to the united nations, about one billion people, mostly in developing countries, rely on fish as their primary source of animal protein. what will they do when the fish run out? that crisis could occur soon. while there will probably never be a time when we do not have fish, there could come a time when we no longer have enough fish. the cause of this fish shortage is overfishing. overfishing occurs “when more fish are caught than the population can replace through natural reproduction,” according to the world wildlife foundation. once this occurs, the species is no longer “sustainable.”

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "wreak havoc", we analyze the context of overfishing. Overfishing causes fish shortages (as more are caught than can reproduce), which is destructive. "Find great success" is positive (opposite of havoc), "catch many fish" is part of overfishing but not the effect of havoc, and "serve commercial goals" is about purpose, not the result of havoc. "Cause vast destruction" matches the negative impact of overfishing (wreaking havoc on fish populations and food supply).

Answer:

B. cause vast destruction