Risk Is the Probability That an Event or Action May

question 206

Multiple Choice

Risk is the probability that an event or action may adversely affect the organization or activity under review. In other words, risk is anything that can prevent an organization from achieving an objective. Major components of risk are as follows EXCEPT:

• A) Non- Compliance with the laws, rules and regulations
• B) An event or cause that can interfere with achieving the objective (e.g. What can go wrong?)
• C) A probability or likelihood of occurrence
• D) The negative consequences of not achieving the objective

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Definitions:

Tumor Suppressor Genes

Genes that help regulate cell growth and division, and when mutated can lead to cancerous growths by failing to suppress tumor formation.

Cell Division

The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells, critical for growth, repair, and reproduction in organisms.

Morphogen

Any chemical agent thought to govern the processes of cell differentiation and pattern formation that lead to morphogenesis.

Maternal Effect Genes

Genes whose expression in the mother's egg controls the phenotype of the offspring, regardless of the offspring's own genotype.