A Research Team Funded by Federal Grants Is Studying the Coevolution

question 30

Multiple Choice

A research team funded by federal grants is studying the coevolution of pain receptors in grasshopper mice and the neurotoxic venom of scorpions (one of their primary food sources) to determine how the mice have adapted to the venom of their prey.This is an example of ________ research.

• A) basic
• B) applied
• C) pseudoscientific
• D) random

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Definitions:

Privatization

The transfer of ownership and management of enterprises from the public sector (government) to private individuals or organizations.

Command Economy

An economic system where the government has primary control over the production and distribution of goods and services.

Market Economy

An economic system where the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system, primarily through supply and demand.

Nationalization

The process by which governments take private assets into public ownership, usually key industries or resources.