The Following Questions Refer to the Description Below

question 48

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the description below.
Plants are not able to move away from predators, so they have evolved chemical methods to protect themselves. Biologists have observed that caterpillars munching on a leaf can be attacked by certain species of wasps. These wasps lay their eggs inside the caterpillar's body, and when the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on its host from the inside.
-Wasps that are free-living but lay their eggs in another species, such as described above, are called

• A)parasites.
• B)predators.
• C)parasitoids.
• D)competitors.
• E)insect pests.

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Definitions:

Demand Elastic

The responsiveness of demand for a good or service to changes in its price, income levels, or substitute and complementary products' prices.

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Components or pieces that are used in the assembly or repair of machinery and equipment.

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Price elasticity refers to the measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a product changes in response to a change in its price.