The World Intellectual Property Organization

question 325

Multiple Choice

The World Intellectual Property Organization:

• A) helps reduce the cost of getting broad patent protection
• B) protects intellectual property based on a recent treaty
• C) helps to standardize patent protection globally
• D) none of the other choices
• E) all of the other specific choices are correct

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Definitions:

Annual Rings

Annual rings are layers of growth found in the cross-section of tree trunks, representing one year of growth, and can be used to estimate the age of a tree.

Summer Rings

Annual growth rings found in trees in temperate zones that are typically larger and lighter in color, reflecting faster growth during the summer months.

Guttation

The exudation of drops of water from the pores of plants, usually at the tips or edges of leaves, due to root pressure in a humid environment.

Transpiration

Transpiration is the process by which water vapor is lost from plants to the atmosphere, mainly through the stomata in leaves.