Between 1950 and 2011 the Number of Acres Devoted to Wheat

question 130

Multiple Choice

Between 1950 and 2011 the number of acres devoted to wheat production in the United States ________ and the price of wheat ________.

• A) declined; decreased
• B) more than doubled; increased by about 50 percent
• C) declined; more than doubled
• D) increased; more than doubled

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Human Genome

The complete set of nucleic acid sequence for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in cell nuclei and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria.

Genes

Sequences of DNA that determine characteristics and are inherited from one's parents.

Polygenic

Resulting from many genes.