You Are a Scientist Who Has Been Hired to Write

question 43

Essay

You are a scientist who has been hired to write a screenplay for a popular TV series.The plot involves the discovery by a rogue botanist of a plant toxin that interferes with the function of the exchange pump responsible for the chloride shift.This scientist provides the toxin to bioterrorists.What should you write for the coroner to say about symptoms in the poisoning victims?

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Definitions:

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases as the income of consumers increase, holding other factors constant.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of individuals increases, inverse to typical goods.

Price Range

The spread between the highest and lowest price of a commodity, security, or asset over a given period.

Demand

The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services at given prices.