"Las Colonias" Refers to Settlements

question 12

Multiple Choice

"Las Colonias" refers to settlements

• A)that are often called "America's Third World."
• B)in Texas near the Mexican border where it is very poor.
• C)containing Hispanic Americans, almost all of whom are legal U.S.residents.
• D)All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Cell-Cycle Checkpoints

See cell-cycle control system.

Fertilization

The process of combining male and female gametes to form a zygote, initiating the development of a new individual.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores in sexually reproducing organisms.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in which a single cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.