Which of the Following Would Be an Example of a Contingent

question 110

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a contingent worker?

• A) authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz who are able to live off the royalties from their books
• B) a plumber who owns his own business, even though he has no employees
• C) a stripper who is considered to be an independent contractor and therefore exempt from minimum-wage laws
• D) a producer at a news station who is forced to sign a three-year contract
• E) university professors who have tenure, making them much harder to fire

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Definitions:

Collecting Ducts

Series of tubules and ducts in the kidney that function in urine processing and the regulation of mineral balance.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the kidney nephron where the final adjustment of urine concentration and composition occurs.

Plasma Osmolality

Plasma osmolality measures the concentration of solutes in the blood plasma, indicating the body's state of hydration and influencing water balance and distribution.

Supraoptic Region

A region located above the optic chiasm in the brain, closely associated with the hypothalamus, involved in the regulation of water balance and hormone secretion.