Which of the Following Statements About Extinction Is TRUE

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about extinction is TRUE?

• A) Overexploitation by hunting and fishing is the major threat to tropical animals and plants.
• B) Without human activity, all species would survive and there would be no extinctions.
• C) Endangered wild species often become extinct due to different combinations of factors.
• D) Commercial hunting and fishing are careful not to deplete animal reserves.
• E) Introduction of new exotic species helps preserve biodiversity and slow extinction.

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Definitions:

Increasing Returns To Scale

A situation in production where an increase in the scale of inputs leads to a more than proportional increase in output.

Weak Axiom

In consumer theory, it refers to the consistency of consumer choice behavior under the assumption of non-increasing preferences.

Profit-maximizing Behavior

An economic principle where businesses seek to achieve the highest possible profit from their operations.

Short-run Production Function

The short-run production function describes the relationship between input and output levels when at least one input (like capital) is fixed and cannot be changed immediately.