When Certain Consumer Products Are in High Demand, Producers Might

question 24

Multiple Choice

When certain consumer products are in high demand, producers might buy extra materials and equipment and when demand subsides, producers will cut back on their material purchases. This describes ____ demand.

• A) joint
• B) inelastic
• C) consumer
• D) fluctuating
• E) elastic

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the body that help in transmitting signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.

Synaptic Cleft

A narrow gap between the terminal end of a neuron and the neighbouring neuron or cell, across which neurotransmitters are released for communication.

Passive Diffusion

The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the need for energy input, from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Primary Somatosensory Area

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in the processing of sensory information from the body.