Hike and Loiters Are Two Shoe Manufacturers

question 44

Multiple Choice

Hike and Loiters are two shoe manufacturers. Their products are similar, they are in the same price range, and their consumers keep switching between their products. This makes them:

• A) strategic allies.
• B) competitors.
• C) associates.
• D) regulators.
• E) suppliers.

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Definitions:

Vestibular Canals

Channels within the inner ear that help to control balance and spatial orientation; part of the vestibular system.

Perilymph

The fluid that is located in the space between the membranous labyrinth and the bone in the inner ear.

Statocyst

An invertebrate sense organ containing one or more granules (statoliths); senses gravity and motion.

Semicircular Canals

Structures in the inner ear that are crucial for maintaining balance and sensing head rotations.