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Consider the Following Scenario When Answering the Questions That Follow

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Consider the following scenario when answering the questions that follow:
Jones owns a factory that is dumping toxic waste into a river where Smith owns a resort.At present,Jones is not filtering the water that he dumps into the river.There is a filter he could install that would remove a significant amount of the toxic elements from the water before it is dumped in the river.Jones and Smith have each assessed the situation and come up with the following data:

-A cattle rancher and a wheat farmer own adjacent properties that may or may not be separated by a fence.The accompanying table identifies the annual profit received by each party in the event there is,or there is not,a fence.If there is no fence,one can be installed and maintained at an annual cost of $25,000. If legal rights are assigned to the wheat farmer so that the cattle rancher is liable for any damage caused by his cattle to the wheat crop,then the:

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Biological Species Concept

A definition of species whereby individuals are considered to belong to the same species if they are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

Bacteria

Microscopic, single-celled organisms that can be found in a variety of environments; some are beneficial while others can cause diseases in humans, animals, and plants.

Background Extinction

The continuous, low-level extinction of species that has occurred throughout much of the history of life. Compare with mass extinction.

Continuous

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