Complex Interdependence

question 28

Multiple Choice

Complex interdependence

• A)is used by realists to argue in favor of relative gains as opposed to zero-sum gains.
• B)stress ties between transnational actors, not just states, and focuses on issues besides national security.
• C)emphasizes security issues and the prominence of states in the international system.
• D)is the result of states refusing to work together on global trade issues.
• E)is most closely associated with realism.

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Definitions:

Functional Diversity

The range and value of various functional roles performed by species within an ecosystem, contributing to its resilience, productivity, and stability.

Energy Flow

The transfer and transformation of energy through an ecosystem, from primary producers to various levels of consumers and decomposers.

Net Primary Productivity

The rate at which plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds in an ecosystem minus the rate at which they use some of these compounds for cellular respiration.

Biomass

Organic material derived from living or recently living organisms, used as a source of energy or in various industrial processes.