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Which one of the following is an assumption upon which the argument depends?

  1. The environmentalist's integrity is intact

  2. There is consensus among experts on the issue

  3. The ecosystem is stable without human intervention

  4. The outcomes are applicable to other ecosystems

The correct answer is: The outcomes are applicable to other ecosystems

In this argument, the author discusses certain outcomes observed in a specific ecosystem due to human intervention. The assumption critical to the argument is that these outcomes can be applied to other ecosystems as well for the argument to hold up. If the outcomes observed are not applicable to other ecosystems, then the argument's conclusion about the impact of human intervention on ecosystems in general would be weakened. Hence, choice D is the correct assumption. Choices A, B, and C do not directly impact the argument's reasoning about the generalizability of outcomes to other ecosystems.

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