The Poverty Line Is Defined as

question 16

Multiple Choice

The poverty line is defined as

• A)the income level below which 10 percent of the American people live.
• B)three times the annual cost of a thrifty food budget for an urban family of four.
• C)the annual cost of all goods and services that a person can reasonably be expected to want.
• D)the percentage of homeless people.
• E)the income level below which 20 percent of the American people live.

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Definitions:

DNA Fragments

Pieces of DNA that are the result of cutting DNA strands into smaller segments using restriction enzymes.

Infect

To introduce or transmit diseases or agents (like bacteria, viruses, or fungi) into an organism, causing illness or disease.

Restriction Enzymes

Proteins used by bacteria to cut DNA at specific sequences, widely used in molecular biology for DNA manipulation.

Bacteriophage DNA

Genetic material of bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria.