A Farmer Applies Pesticides to a Crop to Save It

question 21

Multiple Choice

A farmer applies pesticides to a crop to save it from insect damage. Although the farmer benefits immediately from using pesticides, other farmers follow suit and the local water system is eventually damaged permanently. This is an example of

• A)a carbon-neutral lifestyle.
• B)the cost-benefit ratio.
• C)learned helplessness.
• D)the tragedy of the commons.

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Definitions:

Perimeter

The total distance around the edge of a two-dimensional shape, measured by adding the lengths of all sides.

Interval

A range of values between two numbers including all the numbers in between.

Inequality

A mathematical statement that indicates that two expressions are not equal, using symbols such as <, >, ≤, or ≥.