A Small Wooded Area Was Cleared for a New Building

question 19

Multiple Choice

A small wooded area was cleared for a new building, but then the builders went bankrupt. Over the ensuing years, plants and animals moved back into the plot in a process called ________.

• A) climax community
• B) biological magnification
• C) secondary succession
• D) primary succession

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing Quantity

The level of output at which a firm achieves its highest profit, where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Total Profit

The overall financial gain made by a business after subtracting all expenses from the total revenue.

Profit-maximizing Price

The price level at which a company can sell its product to achieve the maximum possible profit, taking into account demand and production costs.

Professional Organizations

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