Application of Skills Directions: Apply the Knowledge You Have Gained from Chapter 7

question 14

Multiple Choice

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 7 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹The first primates arose between 85 million and 65 million years ago, in tropical Paleocene forests. By the Eocene, the primates were living higher in the trees. They now had a shorter snout, a larger brain, better daytime vision, and better ways to grasp and manipulate objects. How did these traits evolve?
²Trees offered food and safety from ground-dwelling predators. There also were zones of uncompromising selection. Picture an Eocene morning, leaves swaying in the breeze, colorful fruit, and predatory birds. An odor-sensitive, long snout would not have been useful; breezes disperse odors. A brain that assessed motion, depth, shape, and color, along with skeletal changes, must have been favored. For example, eye sockets became positioned in front instead of on the sides of the skull-a better arrangement for depth perception.
-adapted from Starr,   Biology: Concepts and Applications , p. 395
In the last sentence of the passage, "arrangement" is a

• A) nominalization
• B) metaphor
• C) idiom
• D) colloquialism

Recognize the significance of supply chain design decisions on the competitiveness and flexibility of the supply chain.

Comprehend the financial implications of supply chain decisions including NPV calculations and the effects of taxes and tariffs on offshored goods.

Identify strategies to manage risks and costs associated with global supply chains, including transportation costs and supply chain disruptions.

Understand Adam Smith's perspective on the benefits of international trade and its implications for supply chain management.