Why Is There a Shortage of Donated Human Organs Available

question 98

Multiple Choice

Why is there a shortage of donated human organs available for transplant?

• A) The supply curve for human organs is horizontal at the current zero price
• B) The demand curve for organs is vertical at the current zero price
• C) The quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded at the current zero price
• D) The quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the current zero price

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Definitions:

Mesosystem

In ecological systems theory, the mesosystem refers to the interactions between different microsystems, like the relationship between a child's home and school environment.

Macrosystem

The largest and most remote set of people and places to a person that still exercises a significant influence on them, according to ecological systems theory.

Exosystem

A term in ecological systems theory referring to the social settings that indirectly influence an individual's development, such as parental workplaces.

Microsystem

In ecological systems theory, the immediate environment in which individuals interact face-to-face, such as family, school, and peer groups.