In the Context of the U

question 23

Multiple Choice

In the context of the U.S. workforce, minority workers are less likely to be prepared to face severe economic difficulties and high crime rates in large cities because:

• A)their share of authority and compensation does not increase.
• B)they are less likely to have had satisfactory schooling.
• C)they only have on-the-job training skills.
• D)they are the underutilized talents of the workforce.

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Definitions:

Myelinated Neurons

Myelinated neurons are nerve cells covered with a fatty substance called myelin, which increases the speed at which electrical signals travel along the nerve fibers.

Transmit Signals

The process by which information is conveyed through an organism's body or via various electronic or mechanical systems.

Absorb Nutrients

The process by which organisms take up vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional substances from their environment or diet for health and growth.

Mitochondria

Organelles within a cell that generate most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used as a source of chemical energy.