As Jaime Was Packing to Return to College After His

question 55

Multiple Choice

As Jaime was packing to return to college after his summer vacation, he realized that he owned many valuable things such as a laptop computer, a speaker system, and a Blu-ray player. An accountant would list all of these as Jaime's

• A) assets.
• B) liabilities.
• C) owners' equity.
• D) intangibles.

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Definitions:

Accessory Pigments

Pigments in photosynthetic organisms that absorb light energy and pass it to chlorophyll for photosynthesis, extending the range of light wavelengths that can be used.

Xanthophylls

A class of oxygen-containing carotenoid pigments responsible for many of the yellow, orange, and red hues in plants.

Alginic Acid

A polysaccharide distributed widely in the cell walls of brown algae, used as a food thickener and pharmaceutical ingredient.

Brown Algae

A large group of mostly marine, multicellular algae, including many seaweeds commonly found in colder waters.