The Movements of Nutrients from the Environment to Organisms and Then

question 13

Multiple Choice

The movements of nutrients from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment is a(n) ____.

• A)energy-mass cycle
• B)global cycle
• C)solar-plant cycle
• D)sedimentary cycle
• E)biogeochemical cycle

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure where there are many buyers and sellers, all selling identical products, with no single entity able to influence the market price.

Labor Market

The supply and demand for labor, where employers seek to hire workers, and workers look for jobs, determining employment levels and wages.

Labor Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the quantity of labor supplied by workers changes in response to changes in wages.

Profit-maximizing

The process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit.