The Advantage for Fishers to Choose a Population That Feeds

question 46

Multiple Choice

The advantage for fishers to choose a population that feeds close to the primary producing population is that ________.

• A)it is easier to recover more biomass from the fish because they have not wasted energy swimming after food
• B)there will be a bigger variety of food available in those locations because there will be several trophic levels available
• C)they will be close to shore so it is easier to fish those regions
• D)energy transfer between trophic levels is inefficient and this will increase the available biomass
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as costs for raw materials or production labor.

Output

The total amount of products or services produced by a company, industry, or economy within a specified period.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, remaining constant regardless of the amount of output or sales.

Sunk Cost

A past expenditure that cannot be recovered and should not be considered when making future investment decisions.