When 18-Year-Old High School Graduates of Similar Backgrounds and Abilities

question 166

Multiple Choice

When 18-year-old high school graduates of similar backgrounds and abilities are compared, those who begin jobs rather than going to college after high school are more likely to eventually _____ than those who earned a college degree.

• A) achieve less and be more satisfied by middle age
• B) achieve more and be less satisfied by middle age
• C) achieve less and be less satisfied by middle age
• D) achieve more and be more satisfied by middle age

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Definitions:

Alleles

Alternate forms of a single gene.

Primates

An order of mammals that includes humans, monkeys, and apes, characterized by large brains, forward-facing eyes, and dexterous hands.

Meiosis

A kind of cell division that produces the sex cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes found in other cells of the organism.