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question 301

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Supply and Demand 5
-(Figure: Supply and Demand 5) Refer to the figure. In the figure, representing a market for apartments, with a rent-controlled price of $800, the long-run supply curve will be ______ elastic than the short-run supply curve, causing the _____.

• A) more; shortage to increase to 6,000 apartments
• B) more; shortage to decrease to 3,000 apartments
• C) less; shortage to increase to 6,000 apartments
• D) less; surplus to decrease to 8,000 apartments

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that are similar in shape, size, and gene content, one inherited from each parent.

Chromosome Number

The total count of chromosomes in a cell, which is characteristic of each species.

Meiosis

Meiosis is a type of cell division resulting in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Diploid

An organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes, typically one set from each parent.