Use the Following Figure to Answer the Question

question 28

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the question.

In the ecosystem figure, which unit of the food web has the potential to lose the most energy as heat?

• A) secondary and tertiary consumers
• B) primary consumers
• C) primary producers
• D) microorganisms and other detritivores

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Definitions:

Target Pricing

A pricing method in which a company sets a price based on what the customer is willing to pay and then designs the product to meet that price.

Ultimate Consumers

End-users of a product or service who purchase it for personal, family, or household use, rather than for business purposes.

Odd-even Pricing

A pricing strategy that sets prices just below a round number to create a perception of value, e.g., pricing an item at $19.99 instead of $20.

Demand-oriented

Refers to pricing strategies that are based on the consumer's demand for a product or service.