Humans Intervene in the Phosphorus Cycle in All of the Following

question 4

Multiple Choice

Humans intervene in the phosphorus cycle in all of the following ways except

• A) use of inorganic, phosphorus-containing fertilizers.
• B) runoff of municipal and animal wastes.
• C) clearing tropical forests.
• D) burning of fossil fuels.
• E) mining large quantities of phosphate rock.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.

Midpoint Formula

A method for calculating the elasticity of demand or supply by using the average percentage change in both quantity and price.

Price Elasticity

This measures how sensitive the quantity demanded of a good or service is to a change in its price.

Midpoint Formula

A mathematical formula used to calculate the average or midpoint between two values.