The Fact That I Can Refer to a Certain Object

question 49

Multiple Choice

The fact that I can refer to a certain object on the street as either a car or an automobile is an example of   _____.

• A) reference
• B) semantics
• C) grammar
• D) syntax

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes through mitosis.

Prothalli

The gametophyte stage of ferns and some other non-seed plants, which is free-living and bears the sex organs.

Gemmae

Tiny balls of tissue (borne in gemmae cups) used for asexual reproduction by liverworts.

Liverworts

Liverworts are a group of non-vascular plants in the division Marchantiophyta, known for their liver-shaped gametophytes and role in early colonization of terrestrial environments.