Compared with Related Species, Members of a Newly Discovered Beetle

question 22

Multiple Choice

Compared with related species, members of a newly discovered beetle species are larger, stronger, and faster, and they have stronger jaws.These characteristics suggest that the new species most likely feeds on

• A) prey insects.
• B) plant tissues.
• C) pollen and nectar.
• D) vertebrate blood.
• E) decaying wood.

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Definitions:

Labor Taxes

Financial obligations placed on workers or their employers, calculated as a portion of the salaries paid to employees.

Consumer Surplus

The differentiation between the amount consumers are ready to disburse for a product or service and the amount they actually disburse.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount that a producer is actually paid for a good compared to the minimum amount they would be willing to accept for the good.

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the demand for a product changes in response to a change in the price of that product.