The Difference Between Race and Ethnicity Is That

question 17

Multiple Choice

The difference between race and ethnicity is that

• A) ethnicity is dependent on where you live, whereas race is not.
• B) ethnicity is a socially constructed category that may or may not include race (ancestral heritage or genetic background).
• C) race is a socially constructed category whereas ethnicity is not.
• D) nationality and geography are very important in defining race but not ethnicity.

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Definitions:

Immunity

The body's ability to resist or fight off infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion.

Thrombocytopenia

Condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood.

Prothrombinase

An enzyme complex involved in the blood clotting process that converts prothrombin to thrombin.

Prothrombin

A protein present in blood plasma that is converted into active thrombin during coagulation.