This question is worth 6 pts on exam 2. A simplified tree is…
This question is worth 6 pts on exam 2. A simplified tree is given below. Some of the major eukaryotic groups are labeled and their relationships are shown in the tree. Blue dots are present at some of the nodes; these are lettered. Grey lines are shown on various branches; these are numbered. Y and Z are two groups at the branch tips on the left of the tree. Using the tree above, determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. [a] Apicomplexans and ciliates are sister groups. [b] The most recent common ancestor of animals and choanoflagellates is C. [c] Diatoms and foraminifera are more closely related than diatoms and dinoflagellates. [d] The protists are a monophyletic group.
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Suppose Sweden has a real GDP per capita of $50,000, while Chile has a real GDP per capita of $25,000. If it will take 35 years for real GDP per capita in the two nations to converge and Sweden’s real GDP per capita grows at a 2% annual rate, at what annual rate Chile’s real GDP per capita grows?
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Extra point question Assume an open economy in which GDP is $12 trillion. If consumption is $8 trillion, government spending is $2 trillion, taxes are $0.5 trillion, exports are $1 trillion, and imports are $3 trillion, what is private savings?
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