Which Is True

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which is true?

• A) In an influential 1968 article in Science, Hardin affirmed that commons dilemmas would in the short-to-moderate term be harmful to the planet, but in the long term, the human capacity to adapt would prevail.
• B) Lloyd (1937/1968) identified a serious flaw in Smith's (1776/1976) economics theory-the flaw being that Smith assumed that natural resources are virtually unlimited.
• C) When the supply of a resource seems small or limited, individuals seem to feel free to exploit the resource as much as possible.
• D) Lloyd recognized that many resources are, in fact, infinite and unlimited.

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Definitions:

Cis-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane

A cyclopentane molecule with two methyl groups attached to adjacent carbon atoms in the same plane.

Trans-1,3-dimethylcyclopentane

A cyclopentane molecule with methyl groups at the 1 and 3 positions, oriented across from each other.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical properties.

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups, creating a center of chirality that can lead to the existence of enantiomers in a molecule.