A Botanist Was Visiting a Tropical Region for the Purpose

question 57

Multiple Choice

A botanist was visiting a tropical region for the purpose of discovering plants with medicinal properties. All of the following might be ways of identifying potentially useful plants except

• A) observing which plants sick animals seek out.
• B) observing which plants are the most used food plants.
• C) observing which plants animals do not eat.
• D) collecting plants and subjecting them to chemical analysis.
• E) asking local people which plants they use as medicine.

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Definitions:

Prime Costs

The direct costs of manufacturing an item, which typically include direct labor and direct materials.

Factory Overhead Costs

Costs incurred from running a manufacturing plant that cannot be directly associated with any particular product, such as utilities, depreciation, and maintenance expenses.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that can be directly traced to the production of a specific product and are a significant portion of the production cost.

Period Costs

Costs that are expensed in the period in which they are incurred, rather than being capitalized or included in the cost of goods sold, such as selling, general, and administrative expenses.