Bill Bonecrusher Graduates from College with a Choice of Playing

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Multiple Choice

Bill Bonecrusher graduates from college with a choice of playing professional football at $2 million a year or coaching for $50,000 a year. He decides to play football, but eight years later he quits football to make movies for $3 million a year. His opportunity cost at graduation was ________ and eight years later was ________.

• A) $50,000; $2 million
• B) $2 million; $2 million
• C) $2 million; $3 million
• D) $50,000; $50,000

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Definitions:

Genetic Equilibrium

The condition of a population that is not undergoing evolutionary change (i.e., in which allele and genotype frequencies do not change from one generation to the next). See Hardy–Weinberg Principle.

Allele Frequencies

The proportion of various alleles of a gene in a population, which can change over time due to evolutionary pressures, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow.

MN Blood Type

A blood group system classifying human blood based on the presence or absence of the M and N antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

Genotype Frequency

The proportion of a particular genotype in the population. Compare with allele frequency and phenotype frequency.