Which of the Following Statements Is Not True About Women-Owned

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not true about women-owned businesses in the United States?

• A) Recent studies show that women-owned firms remain less profitable than male-owned firms.
• B) Although historically women-owned businesses have been primarily in health care and professional services, that emphasis is changing.
• C) Between 1997 and 2002, the fastest growing area of women- owned businesses was construction.
• D) The number of women-owned firms reflects the growing breadth and economic prowess of women-owned businesses in the United States.
• E) There were 6.5 million women-owned businesses in 2002, the most recent year the U.S. Census Bureau collected business ownership data.

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Definitions:

Crossing Over

The process of exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, leading to new combinations of genes.

Independent Assortment

The principle explaining how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that are similar in shape, size, and gene content, one inherited from each parent.

Alleles

Forms of a gene with slightly different DNA sequences; may encode different versions of the gene’s product.