-Use the Above Table

question 292

Multiple Choice

-Use the above table. Assuming constant opportunity costs, if countries Alpha and Beta specialize based on comparative advantage, then they will trade if the rate of exchange is

• A)5 knives for 1 fork, and Alpha imports forks.
• B)0.5 knives for 1 fork, and Alpha imports forks.
• C)0.5 fork for 1 knife, and Beta imports knives.
• D)6 forks for 1 knife, and Beta imports knives.

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Definitions:

Archegonia

The female reproductive structure found in ferns, mosses, and some conifers, where fertilization of an egg occurs.

Fiddleheads

The furled fronds of a young fern, harvested for use as a vegetable.

Vascular Tissue

Plant tissues that are involved in the transportation of water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant, comprising xylem and phloem.

Pteridophytes

Non-flowering plants that reproduce and disperse via spores, including ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses, distinct from seed plants in their lifecycle.