Improvements in Transportation During the First Half of the 19th

question 26

Multiple Choice

Improvements in transportation during the first half of the 19th century

• A) enhanced labor mobility and made both product and labor markets more competitive.
• B) helped local political entities create monopolies, making both product and labor markets less competitive.
• C) were only profitably implemented in the Northern states, causing product shortages in the Southern states.
• D) None of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Strobilus

In certain plants, a conelike structure that bears spore-producing sporangia.

Rhizoids

Rhizoids are small, root-like structures found in non-vascular plants, fungi, and some protists that anchor them to surfaces and absorb nutrients.

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.