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For Kay Afar, One Way of Assigning Utility to an Apple

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For Kay Afar, one way of assigning utility to an apple gives a number of 12. Another way gives a number of 30. The first way of assigning utility gives a number of 36 for a banana; the other way gives a number of 217. Either way, Kay chooses the banana. What kind of utility is illustrated by this example?

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Phosphorus

A chemical element, essential for life, involved in many cellular processes, including energy transfer and the structure of DNA and RNA.

Inhalation

The act of drawing air or other substances into the lungs.

Primary Consumers

Organisms that feed directly on producers in a food chain, typically herbivores that eat plants.

Trophic Level

The position an organism occupies in a food chain, indicating its level of feeding and energy transfer.