What Is an Industry

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is an industry?

• A) The financial services sector
• B) The economy of a country
• C) A group of firms that produce products and services that are close substitutes for each other
• D) An individual who works really hard

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Definitions:

Carbon Atoms

The chemical elements that serve as a fundamental building block in the structure of organic molecules.

Functional Groups

Specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules.

Organic Compound

An organic compound is a chemical compound containing carbon atoms bonded together in chains or rings along with other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, among others.

Triacylglycerols

Lipid molecules made up of three fatty acids linked to a glycerol molecule, commonly known as triglycerides and stored in fat cells as energy reserves.