The Maximum Sustainable Yield Is Best Defined as The

question 14

Multiple Choice

The maximum sustainable yield is best defined as the:

• A)Highest catch that can be taken without overfishing.
• B)Maximum fishing effort allowed after overfishing is reached.
• C)Highest catch that will pay the minimum cost of the fishing effort.
• D)Minimum catch that will still allow the population to grow.
• E)The annual size of the catch that will balance natural death and predation.

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Definitions:

Calorie

A unit of energy often used to quantify the amount of energy food provides to the human body.

Van der Waals Interaction

A weak force of attraction between molecules or parts of molecules that results from transient fluctuating electrical charges.

Hydrogen Bond

A weak chemical bond formed between the hydrogen atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom (often oxygen or nitrogen) of another molecule.

Ionic Bond

A chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges through the transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to the other.