In the DVCs, Underemployment Frequently Takes the Form of

question 274

Multiple Choice

In the DVCs, underemployment frequently takes the form of

• A)factory workers who are working longer hours than they would prefer.
• B)workers who are employed inefficiently in small industry when they could be highly productive in agriculture.
• C)farmers whose productivity is very low.
• D)craft workers and artisans who are replaced by simple machinery and equipment.

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Definitions:

Gamete Formation

The process by which gametes, or sex cells, are produced, involving meiosis, resulting in cells with half the original number of chromosomes.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in eukaryotic cells that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell.

Sperm

A male reproductive cell or gamete that can fertilize an egg cell.

Eggs

The female reproductive cells in animals and plants; in animals, often enclosed in a protective shell.