Core Inflation

question 48

Multiple Choice

Core inflation:

• A) measures the changes in prices for the entire market basket of the average urban consumer.
• B) is inflation measured using the producer price index.
• C) measures price changes for the market basket of the average urban consumer with food and energy costs taken out.
• D) is inflation measured using the retail price index.

Explain how polyploidy contributes to speciation in plants.

Distinguish between allopatric, sympatric, and parapatric speciation.

Interpret the relationship between dispersal abilities and speciation rates.

Assess the significance of the Biological Species Concept in determining species boundaries.

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