Question

unit: informed opinions through causal chains
in paragraph 3, what is the meaning of the word inexhaustible?
○ appropriate to produce food
○ filled with life
○ devoid of resources
○ not capable of running out
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 enough fish, there could come a time when we no longer have 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 "inexhaustible", we analyze the context. The passage discusses fish as a resource. "Inexhaustible" means a resource that can't be used up. The option "not capable of running out" matches this meaning. Other options: "appropriate to produce food" is about suitability, "filled with life" is about vitality, "deprived of resources" is the opposite. So the correct option is the one meaning the resource doesn't run out.

Answer:

not capable of running out