Suppose That Large-Scale Pork Production Has the Potential to Create

question 237

Multiple Choice

Suppose that large-scale pork production has the potential to create ground water pollution. Why might this type of pollution be considered an externality?

• A) The groundwater pollution reduces the cost of large-scale pork production.
• B) The economic impact of a large-scale pork production facility is localized in a small geographic areb.
• C) The pollution has the potential for creating a health risk for water users in the region surrounding the pork production facility.
• D) Consumers will not reap the benefits of lower production cost from large-scale pork production.

---

Definitions:

Genetics

The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that originate from a single fertilized egg, sharing 100% of their DNA and typically having very similar physical characteristics.

Egg Cells

The female reproductive cells, also known as ova, which, when fertilized by a sperm cell, can develop into a new organism.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.