Which Statement Is True

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• A)Scarcity is simply a lack of money.
• B)Our society has been so affluent in the last 50 years that scarcity is only a minor problem.
• C)The economic problem refers to the problem of poverty.
• D)If scarcity did not exist there would be no need to economize.

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Definitions:

Sexual Selection

A process of natural selection where traits that increase an individual's chance of mating and reproductive success are favored and become more common in a population.

Males Compete

A behavioral aspect in many species where male individuals vie for access to resources or mates, influencing sexual selection.

Spear-Like Organ

An anatomical feature resembling a spear, often used in the context of certain animals for hunting, defense, or feeding.

Sexual Arms Race

The evolutionary battle between males and females of a species, where one sex evolves a feature for reproductive advantage and the other sex evolves countermeasures.