Consider the Following Systems Flowchart as You Respond to the Question

question 44

Multiple Choice

Consider the following systems flowchart as you respond to the question: The flowchart comes closest to representing:

• A)Porter's value chain.
• B)The acquisition/payment process.
• C)Both porter's value chain and the acquisition/payment process.
• D)Neither porter's value chain nor the acquisition/payment process.

---

Definitions:

Local Environment

The immediate physical and biological surroundings of an organism, influencing its growth and development.

Change

Change refers to the process of becoming different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.

Keystone Species

An essential species in an ecosystem that plays a key role in maintaining the balance, wherein its elimination would cause dramatic shifts in the ecosystem's dynamics.

Nutrient Cycling

The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter.