The Production Possibilities Curve Illustrates the Basic Principle That

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Multiple Choice

The production possibilities curve illustrates the basic principle that

• A)an economy's capacity to produce increases in proportion to its population.
• B)if all resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another is produced.
• C)an economy will automatically seek that output at which all of its resources are employed.
• D)no opportunity cost exists in production.

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Definitions:

Variation

The occurrence of differences among individuals within a population due to genetic diversity or environmental factors, leading to evolutionary adaptations.

Sister Chromosomes

Identically replicated chromosomes, paired and connected by a centromere, originating from the same chromosome during cell division.

Metaphase Plate

An imaginary plane perpendicular to the spindle fibers of a dividing cell, along which chromosomes align during metaphase.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four haploid cells, crucial for sexual reproduction.