Resource Demand Has Grown Over Time

question 217

Multiple Choice

Resource demand has grown over time

• A)because of population growth only.
• B)because of increased consumption per person only.
• C)because of both increased population and greater consumption per person.
• D)despite decreases in population and consumption per person.

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Definitions:

Recessive Genes

Genetic traits that require two copies (one from each parent) to be expressed in the offspring. If only one copy is present, the trait will not manifest because it is masked by a dominant gene.

Dominant Genes

These are genes that are expressed over other genes, called recessive genes, in determining certain traits in an organism.

DNA

The molecule that carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known organisms and many viruses.

Amines

Organic compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.