Recall Application 4, "Fertilizer and Crop Yields" to Answer the Following

question 79

Multiple Choice

Recall Application 4, "Fertilizer and Crop Yields" to answer the following questions:
-As bags of nitrogen applied went from 0 to 1 to 2 to 3 to 4, crop yield went from 85 to 120 to 135 to 144 to 147 bushels per acre or production exhibited:

• A) diminishing returns to fertilizer.
• B) increasing returns to fertilizer.
• C) constant returns to land.
• D) decreasing returns to land.

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell, which regulates the entry and exit of substances.

Osmosis

Diffusion of solvent (water) through a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution.

Renin

Enzyme secreted by the juxtaglomerular apparatus that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I.

Kidney

A pair of bean-shaped organs that filter waste products from the blood and excrete them, along with water, as urine.