What Was One of the Major Reasons Why the United

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Multiple Choice

What was one of the major reasons why the United States was slower to recover from the 2008-2009 recession than Canada?

• A) Housing price declines in Canadian were much larger than in the United States.
• B) Housing price declines in the United States were much larger than in Canada.
• C) The impact of the rise in house prices on Canadian household consumption was greater.
• D) The impact of the rise in house prices on American household consumption was greater.

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Definitions:

Photoheterotrophs

Organisms that obtain their energy from sunlight but rely on organic compounds from the environment as their carbon source.

Photosystem I

A component of the chloroplast's thylakoid membrane in plants that is involved in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, specifically known for aiding in the process of converting solar energy into chemical energy.

Reaction Center

The portion of a photosystem that includes chlorophyll a molecules capable of transferring electrons to a primary electron acceptor, which is the first of several electron acceptors in a series. See antenna complex and photosystem.

Antenna Complex

The arrangement of chlorophyll, accessory pigments, and pigment-binding proteins into light-gathering units in the thylakoid membranes of photoautotrophic eukaryotes. See reaction center and photosystem.