The Gap Between Those Individuals in Our Society Who Are

question 76

Multiple Choice

The gap between those individuals in our society who are computer literate and have access to information resources like the Internet and those who do not is referred to as the ________.

• A) horizontal disparity
• B) digital divide
• C) electronic gap
• D) power distance
• E) knowledge divide

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A form of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.

Gametes

The reproductive cells (sperm and egg) that combine during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.

Polyploid Cells

Cells that contain more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes, often seen in plants.

Diploid Cells

Cells that contain two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.