Which of These Activities Will Most Likely Result in an External

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of these activities will most likely result in an external benefit?

• A) A college student buys a deck of cards to play solitaire in her dorm room.
• B) An elderly woman plants a flower garden on the vacant lot next to her house.
• C) An executive purchases a book to read on a business trip.
• D) A ten-year-old uses his allowance to buy new Nike shoes.

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Definitions:

Mobile Genetic Elements

Sequences of DNA that can move or replicate within a genome, playing a role in mutation, gene transfer, and evolution.

Protein-Coding Genes

Genes that provide instructions for building proteins, which perform a variety of functions in the body.

Genetic Variation

The diversity in gene frequencies within a population, resulting from mutations, genetic recombination, and other sources of genetic diversity.