According to the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis,

• A) species diversity is highest when disturbance is rare.
• B) species cannot colonize after intermediate disturbance.
• C) competition eliminates species when disturbance is rare.
• D) competition eliminates species when disturbance is common.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Long-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between market price and quantity supplied over a long period, where all inputs can be adjusted.

Purely Competitive

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, all selling identical products, with no single buyer or seller able to influence the market price.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while other factors are held constant, the additional output generated will eventually decrease, related to diminishing marginal utility but applied to production.

Short-Run Equilibrium

A condition in a market or economy where all forces are balanced, but only temporarily; prices and output may change until a long-run equilibrium is achieved.