Jill Pattersen Is Starting a Firm in the Netbook Industry

question 44

Multiple Choice

Jill Pattersen is starting a firm in the netbook industry. This industry is still so new that no standard operating procedures have been developed. Netbooks is an example of an ________ industry.

• A) mature
• B) declining
• C) emerging
• D) global
• E) fragmented

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Definitions:

Neuronal Membrane

The lipid bilayer that surrounds a neuron, maintaining the cell's structure and contributing to its function by regulating the movement of ions and molecules.

Activation Gate

In the context of cell membrane channels, this refers to a mechanism that opens or closes ion channels in the cell membrane in response to physiological stimuli.

Transport Pump

Proteins in cell membranes that use energy to move substances across the membrane, often against a concentration gradient.

Saltatory Conduction

The transmission of a neural impulse along a myelinated neuron; ion activity at one node depolarizes the next node along the axon.