The Schedule for Federal Employees Ranging from GS 1 to GS

question 103

Multiple Choice

The schedule for federal employees ranging from GS 1 to GS 18,by which salaries are keyed to rating and experience,is called the

• A)Federal Register.
• B)Hatch Register.
• C)General Schedule.
• D)Merit Schedule.
• E)Spoils System.

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Definitions:

Nephron

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.

Ascending Loop

A section of the nephron in the kidney where salt and water are reabsorbed into the blood, crucial for urine concentration.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the kidney nephron that functions in the reabsorption of water, sodium, and chloride and in the regulation of potassium and acid-base balance.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A part of the nephron in the kidney where the filtration of blood takes place, responsible for the reabsorption of water, ions, and nutrients.