Refer to Scenario 3

question 254

Multiple Choice

Refer to Scenario 3.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
SCENARIO 3.2: Lettuce and spinach are substitutes. Lettuce and tomatoes are complements. Lettuce is a normal good. During the winter, about 20% of the lettuce crop was destroyed by flooding.
-Refer to Scenario 3.2. The floods that destroyed part of the lettuce crop would have caused

• A) an increase in the demand for tomatoes.
• B) a decrease in the demand for tomatoes.
• C) an increase in the quantity of tomatoes demanded.
• D) a decrease in the quantity of tomatoes demanded.

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Definitions:

Primary Pacemaker

denotes the sinoatrial (SA) node in the heart, which naturally sets the pace for heart rate by sending out electrical impulses.

SA Node

The sinoatrial node, a group of cells in the right atrium of the heart that regulates the heart's electrical rhythm.

AV Node

The atrioventricular node, a component of the heart's electrical system responsible for delaying the transmission of electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles.

Chronic Obstructive

Referring to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a long-term lung disease characterized by a persistent obstruction of airflow from the lungs.