Those Activities That Consume Resources but Do Not Contribute to the Value

question 118

Multiple Choice

Those activities that consume resources but do not contribute to the value of the product are referred as

• A)contribution activities.
• B)non-value-added activities.
• C)negative activities.
• D)period costs.

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Definitions:

Species

A species is a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, forming a reproductive group.

Punctuated Equilibrium

The idea that evolution proceeds with periods of little or no genetic change, followed by very active phases, so that major adaptations or clusters of adaptations appear suddenly in the fossil record. Compare with phyletic gradualism.

Gradualism

A concept in evolutionary biology that suggests changes occur slowly and incrementally over long periods of time.

Fossil Record

The accumulation of documented fossils, revealing information about past life, evolutionary processes, and the history of the earth.