Federal legislation establishes and updates energy-efficiency standards for consumer products, including refrigerators. The graph shows the average annual energy consumption of similar types of refrigerators and the year they were manufactured. Which statement best represents an outcome of federal standards that require increasing the energy efficiency of appliances, such as refrigerators? Responses More technological improvements in appliances can help conserve finite resources More technological improvements in appliances can help conserve finite resources Increase efficiency of appliances requires greater use of our energy resources Increase efficiency of appliances requires greater use of our energy resources Newer appliances are manufactured from a greater number of finite resources Newer appliances are manufactured from a greater number of finite resources Manufacturing more energy efficient appliances will increase the biodiversity of ecosystems