A Long, Two-Stranded Molecule Shaped Like a Double Helix Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

A long, two-stranded molecule shaped like a double helix is the structure of

• A) proteins.
• B) ribonucleic acid (RNA).
• C) uracil and adenine.
• D) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
• E) cytosine and guanine.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Advantages in cost that businesses gain from expanding their production scale, leading to a decrease in the average cost per unit produced as the operation size grows.

Average Farm

Refers to a farm with characteristics (size, income, production level) that represent the mean or typical values when compared to the broader agricultural landscape.

Diminishing Returns

Diminishing returns is an economic principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other variables remain constant.

Diseconomies of Scale

The point at which a company or business grows so large that the costs per unit increase, leading to inefficiency and increased production costs.