The Increased Reliance on Genetically Engineered Crops Grew from the Need

question 97

Multiple Choice

The increased reliance on genetically engineered crops grew from the need to ____.​

• A) develop new species of crop plants​
• B) ​provide farmers with more expensive seeds
• C) ​find new pesticides
• D) produce more food at lower cost without harming the environment​
• E) ​find more ways to profit from crop plants

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Definitions:

Diminishing

Refers to the principle where increasing one input, while holding others constant, will eventually yield lower per-unit returns.

Long Run

In economics, a period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, and firms can enter or exit the market.

Resources Fixed

A situation in an economic model where the availability of resources is constant and unchanging over time.

Output Variable

A variable that represents the result or outcome of a process or model.