Which of the Following Is an Accurate Statement

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an accurate statement?

• A) Owning common stock is less risky than owning real estate.
• B) In times of rising inflation, it is safer to own bonds than common stock.
• C) Owning common stock provides the investor with a share of the firm's earnings and potential dividends.
• D) Owning preferred stock is more risky than owning common stock since the investor has voting rights with common stock and it stands before preferred stock in the event of bankruptcy.

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Definitions:

Hybrid Breakdown

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which, although an interspecific hybrid is fertile and produces a second (F2) generation, the F2 has defects that prevent it from successfully reproducing.

Microevolution

Evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period.

Hybrid Inviability

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which the embryonic development of an interspecific hybrid is aborted.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to variations in trait expression and possibly to different phenotypes.