Feathers in Birds Appear to Have First Evolved for Insulation

question 7

Multiple Choice

Feathers in birds appear to have first evolved for insulation but later conveyed a new advantage in helping create light aerodynamic surfaces.This switch in function is an example of ______.

• A) paedomorphosis
• B) punctuated equilibrium
• C) convergent evolution
• D) an exaptation

Grasp the intersection of economics and psychology as it relates to political economy, including the study of rational vs. irrational behavior, decision making, and the impact of information asymmetry.

Learn about behavioral economics concepts such as time inconsistency, satisficing, adverse selection, and screening as they apply to both individual and political decision making.

Recognize the importance of fairness and how it influences economic and political systems, including applications in experiments like the ultimatum game.

Understand how government functioning is analyzed within economics through the study of behavioral economics and political economy.

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Definitions:

No-Par Value

Refers to shares of stock issued without a specified face value, unlike par value stock which has a legal capital amount assigned per share.

Noncumulative Preferred Stockholders

Preferred stockholders whose dividends do not accumulate if not declared in a given period, missing dividends are not required to be paid in the future.

Current-Year Dividends

Current-Year Dividends refer to the distribution of a portion of a company's earnings to its shareholders, declared and paid within the current fiscal year.

Cumulative Preferred Stockholder

A cumulative preferred stockholder is an investor who owns preferred shares that accumulate unpaid dividends, ensuring they are paid out before any dividends on common stock.