Here's a problem to solve: Students are learning about the natural resources in Maryland. One group of students researches information about renewable natural resources in the state. The other group researches information about nonrenewable natural resources in the state. The resources the students investigate include plants, animals, soil, minerals, water, coal, and oil. Which of the following human activities negatively affects a natural resource?

Among the 4 following options, which is the correct answer?

- A: fishing in a lake
 
- B: using water to produce electricity
 
- C: planting native plants along a lakeshore
 
- D: directing runoff from cropland into a lake
 