[Solved] A practice that seems to have considerable promise for increasing the retention rate of young managers is to assign them initially to ________ supervisors. A) hands off B) less demanding C) demanding D) autocratic Clay: A natural, earthy material composed of fine-grained minerals, often used in pottery, bricks, and sculpture, known for its plasticity when moist. Gymnosperms: A group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, characterized by their naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary. Angiosperms: A large group of plants characterized by having flowers and producing seeds enclosed within a fruit. Xylem: Complex vascular tissue of plants; cell walls of its dead tracheids and vessel elements form tubes that distribute water and mineral ions through the plant body.