A Cost Imposed on Someone Who Is Neither the Consumer

question 467

Multiple Choice

A cost imposed on someone who is neither the consumer nor the producer is called a

• A)corrective tax.
• B)command and control policy.
• C)positive externality.
• D)negative externality.

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Definitions:

Sexual Isolation

A prezygotic barrier where different species are unable to mate successfully due to behavioral, physiological, or environmental differences.

Behavioral Isolation

A prezygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which reproduction between similar species is prevented because each group exhibits its own characteristic courtship behavior; also called sexual isolation.

Gametic Isolation

A prezygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which sexual reproduction between two closely related species cannot occur because of chemical differences in the gametes.

Temporal Isolation

Temporal isolation is a form of reproductive isolation where two species mate or flower at different times of the day, season, or year, preventing interbreeding.