Disease Outbreak Occurring Over a Wide Geographic Area and Affecting

question 59

Multiple Choice

Disease outbreak occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population is referred to as

• A) the biotic carrying capacity
• B) a pandemic
• C) the abiotic environmental resistance
• D) the lag growth phase
• E) a population "buffer"

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Definitions:

Term To Maturity

The remaining time until a debt instrument is due for repayment.

Modified Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates, modified to account for changes in cash flow schedules.

Basis Points

One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, used primarily to denote the change in interest rates, equity indexes, and the yield of fixed-income securities.

Price Decline

A decrease in the market price of an asset or security.