Workers Who Built the U

question 256

Multiple Choice

Workers who built the U.S.Transcontinental Railroad exerted a tremendous amount of effort, creating tunnels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains by breaking down the stone bit by bit.This step-by-step deconstruction process was analogous to the work performed in the body by

• A) osteoclasts.
• B) chondrocytes.
• C) osteoblasts.
• D) osteocytes.
• E) chondroblasts.

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Definitions:

Partnership

A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits.

Limited Liability

A legal structure that limits the financial responsibility of owners or shareholders to their investment in a company, protecting personal assets from business debts.

Carrying on Business

The act of engaging in commercial activities with a degree of continuity and organization, aiming at producing income or profit.

Sole Proprietorship

A business owned and operated by one person, where there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business.