One of the Reasons Why the Great Depression Was So

question 9

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons why the Great Depression was so severe is that

• A) the U.S.government lowered taxes.
• B) stock prices increased during the Great Depression.
• C) expected income increased.
• D) the U.S.government allowed the money supply to decline.
• E) the U.S.government allowed the money supply to increase.

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Definitions:

Poly-A Tail

A stretch of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of a newly synthesized pre-mRNA molecule in eukaryotic cells, protecting the mRNA from degradation and aiding in its export from the nucleus.

DNA Molecule

The carrier of genetic information, consisting of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix.

Promoter

In DNA, a sequence that is a site where RNA polymerase binds and begins transcription.

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a specific amino acid or the termination of translation.