Animals Need _______ to Create and Maintain Internal Organization

question 38

Multiple Choice

Animals need _______ to create and maintain internal organization.

• A) entropy
• B) heat
• C) an open system
• D) energy

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Definitions:

Marginal Output

The additional quantity of output that is produced by using one more unit of a given input.

Negative Returns

Occurs when a company or investment loses more money than it earns or when costs exceed revenues.

MC Curve

The MC Curve, or Marginal Cost Curve, represents the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit. It is crucial in determining the optimum production level.

AVC Curve

The Average Variable Cost curve depicts the per-unit variable cost of production as a function of total output.