According to the Text, Today's Older Americans Live on a Combination

question 72

Multiple Choice

According to the text, today's older Americans live on a combination of financial sources. Which of the following is NOT one of those mentioned?

• A) Social Security benefits
• B) private pensions from employers
• C) private donations
• D) social welfare programs designed to meet the needs of the poor and the disabled

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Definitions:

Genetics

The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

Transmitting Characteristics

The process of passing genetic traits or cultural attributes from one generation to the next.

Genetically

Pertaining to genes and the transfer of characteristics from parents to offspring through DNA in the process of inheritance.

Fertilized Egg

The cell that results from the union of a sperm and an ovum, marking the beginning of embryonic development.