. the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

question 34

Multiple Choice

. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

• A) requires pension plans to pay widows the same benefits as their retired husbands.
• B) allows women to keep their health insurance coverage under their husbands' plans for up to three years after divorce, separation, or widowhood.
• C) requires the federal government to pay widows the same Social Security benefits that their husbands were receiving at the time of the husband's death.
• D) requires employers to pay women the same wage as men for the same work.

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Definitions:

Nucleus

A membrane-bound organelle found in eukaryotic cells, containing most of the cell's genetic material.

Chromosome

The structure that transmits the genetic material from one generation to the next; composed of condensed chromatin; each species has a particular number of chromosomes that is passed on to the next generation.

Gene

A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

Enzyme

Biological molecules that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells.