Which Action Is Most Similar to the Way in Which

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which action is most similar to the way in which water is moved through the xylem sap of a plant?

• A) a person drinking through a straw
• B) a vaccine being ejected out of a syringe
• C) water gushing up from a fountain
• D) a dart being blown out the end of a blowgun

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A legal maximum price that can be charged for a product or service, intended to protect consumers from high prices.

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between what consumers are ready and capable of spending for a good or service, as shown by the demand curve, and the actual amount paid by them, known as the market price.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive, due to market prices.

Total Surplus

The aggregate benefit to society, constituted by the addition of consumer and producer surplus, derived from the creation and utilization of goods and services.