An Increase in Productivity as a Result of a New

question 65

Multiple Choice

An increase in productivity as a result of a new technology would cause the production possibilities frontier to:

• A) shift in.
• B) shift out.
• C) not move until society chooses to move it.
• D) become more meaningful in policy decisions.

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Definitions:

Developing Fruit

The growth phase of a fruit from fertilization of the ovary in plants to maturity, involving physiological and biochemical changes.

Sieve Tube Members

Plant cells that are part of the phloem, responsible for transporting sugars and other nutrients throughout the plant in a network of sieve tubes.

Nodules

In botany, swollen structures on plant roots that house symbiotic bacteria involved in the nitrogen fixation process.

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

Microorganisms that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb and utilize, such as ammonia.