Which of the Following Acts Resulting in Injury Would Be

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following acts resulting in injury would be negligence per se?

• A) Janet driving 40 mph over the posted speed limit.
• B) Ted keeping explosives in his private, locked garage without complying with state law regulating the storage of such materials.
• C) A retailer selling glue containing benzene to a 14-year-old boy in violation of state law.
• D) All the above acts are negligence per se.

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Definitions:

Mitotic Spindle

A structure composed of microtubules that separates chromosomes into daughter cells during cell division.

Centromere

The region on a chromosome where two sister chromatids are joined and where the spindle fibers attach during cell division.

Animal Zygote

The initial cell formed when two gamete cells (egg and sperm) are joined by means of sexual reproduction, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.

Haploid Cell

A cell that contains a single set of chromosomes, half the diploid number, typical of gametes.