Auniversity is developing plans to build a new athletic stadium. which of the following describes an important environmental parameter that needs to be researched before building can begin?
a. the costs involved in paying contractors for construction
b. the time it would take before the stadium could open
c. the materials needed for construction
d. the extent of land that would need to be cleared

D. The extent of land that would need to be cleared.

Explanation:

D. The extent of land that would need to be cleared is the parameter which is required to be considered before the construction of the building. As the clearing up land will wipe out the vegetation from an area. The lost tree and plant cover will likely to result in loss of biodiversity. This will involve the loss of animals and birds diversity as they may loose their shelter. Also the vegetation cover is responsible for maintaining the climatic cycle. This is responsible for the cause of rain and also the vegetation is the carbon sink it will absorb the available carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Hence, will help in keeping the temperature cool.

thinking it would be physical characteristics

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.