Clipper Ships and the Pony Express Had in Common

question 85

Multiple Choice

Clipper ships and the Pony Express had in common

• A) the use of the most advanced technology available in the transportation and communication realms, respectively.
• B) providing initially unparalleled speedy, efficient service to businesses that outpaced their respective competitors.
• C) a brief existence as the preferred modes of transportation and communication, respectively, for businesses.
• D) providing their respective services at a very low cost for those businesses and individuals.
• E) support from the state governments and the federal government.

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Definitions:

Correct Sequence

The arrangement of things in a particular, proper, or desired order, often applied to the arrangement of nucleotides in a DNA molecule or amino acids in a protein.

Semilunar Valves

Valves located at the exits of both the heart's ventricles, preventing backflow of blood into the heart during contraction.

Moving Backward

The process of going in a direction opposite to the one that is considered forward or advancing.

Ventricular Systole

The phase of the cardiac cycle during which the ventricles contract, pumping blood out of the heart into the arteries.