Table 3-5 -Refer to Table 3-5.If the United States and Japan Trade

question 160

Multiple Choice

Table 3-5

-Refer to Table 3-5.If the United States and Japan trade based on the principle of comparative advantage,Japan will

• A)export cars (but not airplanes) to the U.S.
• B)export airplanes (but not cars) to the U.S.
• C)export cars and airplanes to the U.S.
• D)import cars and airplanes from the U.S.

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Definitions:

Epiphytes

Plants that grow on other plants for physical support but do not extract nutrients from their hosts, thus not parasitic.

Species Richness

A measure of the number of different species represented in an ecological community, landscape or region.

Disturbance Hypothesis

posits that disturbances in an ecosystem can create opportunities for new species to colonize, thus affecting biodiversity.

Mycorrhizae

A symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular host plant, enhancing nutrient and water absorption.