Which of the Following Is True About a Pollutant

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about a pollutant?

• A) Pollutants are natural and so organisms develop adaptations to deal with them.
• B) Pollutants can cause both indirect or direct damage by interrupting biochemical pathways of organisms.
• C) Most pollutants are capable of causing massive mortality events for marine organisms.
• D) The concentration of pollutants in the ocean has remained stable since the industrial revolution.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy firms adopt aiming to produce the quantity of goods or services that leads to the highest possible profit.

Average Variable Cost

The variable cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing total variable costs by the quantity of output produced.

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy within a particular period.

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and total economic costs (including both explicit and implicit costs), reflecting the true economic performance of a company.