​Match the Term or Phrase with the Correct Description

question 8

Multiple Choice

​Match the term or phrase with the correct description.
-​animalcules

• A)​Method used to determine immunity or susceptibility to diphtheria
• B)​A hypothesis or basic assumption based on scientific study and deduction
• C)​Early theory that living things spontaneously arise from non-living materials
• D)​Inoculation of a healthy individual with fluid from cowpox pustules to gain immunity
• E)​Term used by von Leeuwenhoek to describe microscopic organisms
• F)​The process of passing genetic material between bacterial cells
• G)​Extensive, possibly world-wide disease outbreak involving large groups
• H)​Early theory that disease was spread by "bad air"
• I)​Any agent capable of destroying all microbial life, including spores
• J)Condition of being vulnerable to disease due to ineffective natural body defenses

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Definitions:

Capital Goods

Assets utilized by businesses to create wealth through the manufacturing of goods and services, including buildings and tools.

Opportunity Cost

The sacrifice of potential rewards from different possibilities upon opting for one alternative.

Production Possibilities Curve

A graphical representation showing the maximum combination of goods or services that can be produced with given resources and technology.

Negative Slope

A feature of a line on a graph that indicates a decrease in the dependent variable as the independent variable increases.