Which of the following factors contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s?
a) artificial fixing of currency rate by China
b) problems in the U.S. subprime mortgage lending market
c) countries progressively raising trade barriers against each other
d) outsourcing of manufacturing units to developed nations
Ans: c) countries progressively raising trade barriers against each other
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The region of a plant that is composed of undifferentiated cells is called the ________
a. roots b. dermal tissue c. meristems d. cotyledon e. ground tissue
Based on the graph in Figure 45-1, which of the following statements is true?
a. The primary response to the initial injection subsided after seven weeks.
b. The primary response to the initial injection peaked at 102 antibody units.
c. The primary response to the initial injection was faster, but not as intense as the secondary
response.
d. The secondary response to the initial antigen was both faster and more intense than the
primary response.
e. The primary and secondary responses to the initial antigen were about equal.
Chaparral is
A. restricted to serpentine soils. B. widespread in Africa. C. a type of shrubland/grassland. D. a type of forest. E. distinguished by tall trees.
Which of the following is a primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by a lack of T cells?
A. anaphylaxis B. Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia C. severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) D. DiGeorge syndrome E. type IV hypersensitivity