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An International Corporation Builds a Factory in a Poverty-Stricken Country

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An international corporation builds a factory in a poverty-stricken country. The company hires lots of local workers but releases chemical toxins into the air during the production process. A U.S. citizen visiting this country suggests that living standards in the country have declined as a result of the new factory. Evaluate this statement.


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Respiratory Pigment

Substances found in various organisms that facilitate the transfer of oxygen from the environment to the organism's cells, such as hemoglobin in humans.

Reptiles

Cold-blooded vertebrates that have scales, breathe air, and lay eggs, including snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles.

Bohr Effect

A physiological phenomenon where decreases in blood pH or increases in carbon dioxide concentration lead to a reduction in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen.

Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation

The process by which oxygen binds to hemoglobin in the lungs and is released to tissues, influenced by factors like pH and temperature.

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