Select the Meaning of the Underlined Word in the Sentence

question 71

Multiple Choice

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
Identical twins come from a single fertilized zygote that splits into two separate individuals.

• A)an unborn offspring of a vertebrate animal that is still in the uterus or egg
• B)an animal in the earliest stages of its development in the uterus or the egg
• C)the cell that forms by the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell
• D)an extremely young child or animal

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Definitions:

Oligopolists

Firms that are part of an oligopoly, a market structure with a small number of firms dominating the market, leading to limited competition.

Inverted-U Theory

A theoretical concept suggesting that a variable's effect on a particular outcome increases to a point but then begins to decrease as the variable continues to increase.

Market Structures

The organizational and other characteristics of a market that significantly affect the nature of competition and pricing within that market.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is kept by the company instead of being paid out as dividends to its shareholders.