Creating Effective Policy to Fight Poverty Requires an Understanding Of

question 54

Multiple Choice

Creating effective policy to fight poverty requires an understanding of:

• A)why people are poor.
• B)the correlation between education and income.
• C)the correlation between income and geographic location.
• D)the unintended consequences of reductions in the incentive to work.

Describe the factors influencing levels of investment in the economy.

Understand the components that constitute investment in economic terms.

Identify factors that contribute to the efficiency of goods and service production in the U.S.

Recognize the significance of corporations in the U.S. economy and the concepts of ownership and control.

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Definitions:

Lagging Strand

The lagging strand refers to one of the two strands of DNA at the replication fork that is synthesized discontinuously in short segments known as Okazaki fragments.

Leading Strand

The leading strand is the strand of DNA which is synthesized continuously during DNA replication, in the direction of the replication fork.

Polynucleotide Strand

A polymer consisting of many nucleotide units, constituting a portion of a nucleic acid molecule.

Nucleotides

The building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.