Reducing Risk Through the Purchase of Assets Whose Returns Do

question 10

Multiple Choice

Reducing risk through the purchase of assets whose returns do not always move together is

• A)diversification.
• B)intermediation.
• C)intervention.
• D)discounting.

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Definitions:

Genes

Functional units or sections of DNA that provide a blueprint or code to the cell for how to produce proteins and enzymes. Found on chromosomes, they come in matching pairs, one from each parent.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of development in many organisms.

Allostasis

“Balance through adaptation.” In this model of stress processes, the central nervous system (CNS) controls multiple interacting regulatory processes so that the best balance for each specific challenge is found, rather than returning to a fixed set point.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A model that describes the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, developed by Hans Selye.