What Is a Clade

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is a clade?

• A)a group of individuals that share a similar morphology
• B)any group of individuals or of higher taxonomic rank of any size that share common ancestry
• C)a group of individuals that interbreed successfully
• D)a group of individuals that are genetically similar
• E)a taxonomic group assembled from individuals that look similar

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Definitions:

Lerner Index

A measure of a firm's market power, calculated as the difference between price and marginal cost relative to price.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, identical products, perfect information, and no barriers to entry or exit.

Multiplant Firm

A company that operates in more than one location, often to take advantage of different regional resources or markets.

Marginal Costs

The cost associated with producing an additional unit of output in a production process.