The Difference Between an Endangered Species and a Threatened One

question 50

Multiple Choice

The difference between an endangered species and a threatened one is that

• A)an endangered species is closer to extinction.
• B)a threatened species is closer to extinction.
• C)endangered species are mainly tropical.
• D)only endangered species are vertebrates.

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Definitions:

Perfect Complements

Goods that are consumed together in fixed proportions to fulfill a specific utility.

Convex Preferences

A set of consumer preferences that exhibit a specific property where mixtures of goods are preferred over singular extremes, displaying a curve outward towards the origin on a utility graph.

Weakly Convex

Describes a curve or set in geometry and mathematical functions that bulges outward less sharply than a perfectly convex shape, often applied in optimization problems.

Convex Preferences

A representation in economics of a consumer preference structure where a mix or combination of two goods is preferred over either of the two goods alone, indicating a desire for diversification.