When People Specialize in the Activity in Which They Have

question 40

Multiple Choice

When people specialize in the activity in which they have a comparative advantage,

• A)there cannot be a division of labor, though production will increase.
• B)there will likely be a division of labor as well as an increase in output.
• C)there will be a gain from trade, but production will not be increased.
• D)there will likely be a division of labor, and output will stay the same.
• E)there will likely be a division of labor, and output will decline.

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Definitions:

Messenger RNA

A type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.

Transcribed

The process by which a segment of DNA is copied into RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

Exons

Regions within a gene that are kept after splicing and translated into protein.

Protein-coding Regions

Parts of the DNA or RNA composed of exons that are translated into proteins.