Contour Plowing and Strip Farming Are Methods Designed to

question 18

Multiple Choice

Contour plowing and strip farming are methods designed to

• A) Prevent weed spreading
• B) Improve plowing efficiency
• C) Improve harvesting efficiency
• D) Prevent water and soil loss
• E) Make farms more attractive

Understand the concept of economic profits and losses in perfectly competitive industries.

Comprehend the reasons and conditions under which firms enter or exit an industry.

Identify how shifts in demand and supply affect market equilibrium and firms' economic profits in the short and long run.

Recognize the characteristics and implications of increasing-cost, decreasing-cost, and constant-cost industries on the industry's supply curve and market prices.

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Definitions:

Thylakoid Membrane

A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Stroma

The supportive tissue framework of an organ, gland, or other structure, often consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels.

Thylakoid Compartment

A membrane-bound structure within chloroplasts of plant cells and cyanobacteria, involved in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Organic Material

Matter composed of organic compounds that has come from the remains of organisms such as plants and animals and their waste products in the environment.