Before Conservation Efforts Facilitated Their Comeback,the American Alligator Population Was

question 27

Multiple Choice

Before conservation efforts facilitated their comeback,the American alligator population was nearly completely wiped out primarily because of ____.

• A) parasites
• B) diseases
• C) hunters
• D) land developers
• E) pollution

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Definitions:

Weak Axiom

Often associated with the Weak Axiom of Revealed Preference (WARP), which is a condition used in consumer choice theory to describe consistent consumer behavior.

Profit Maximization

The strategy of adjusting production and sales to achieve the maximum possible profits.

Input Increases

A situation where the amount, quality, or number of resources used in production grows, potentially leading to an increase in output.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, ceteris paribus.