The Main Reason for the Current High Rate of Animal

question 1

Multiple Choice

The main reason for the current high rate of animal extinctions is

• A)uncontrolled sport hunting in the developed world.
• B)commercial harvesting of wildlife in Africa.
• C)drought conditions caused by the greenhouse effect.
• D)habitat destruction worldwide.
• E)None of these by themselves cause high rates of animal extinctions,but together they combine to cause high rates.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that buyers are willing to purchase.

Marginal Value

Refers to the additional benefit derived from consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service.

Slopes Downward

Describes a line on a graph that represents a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, typically associated with demand curves.

Consumer Surplus

The difference in the total funds consumers are willing and able to disburse for a good or service compared to the actual expenditure.