When Toysmart

question 84

Multiple Choice

When Toysmart.com filed for bankruptcy in June 2000, it listed its customer database as one of its assets even though it had assured its customers it would never disclose their information to any third party. People who had purchased products from Toysmart and were a part of its database were upset when they learned their private information was being treated as property that was for sale. These customers believed that according to the Consumer Bill of Rights, they should know how their private information would be used. In other words, Toysmart's former customers had a right to

• A)choose.
• B)be informed.
• C)be heard.
• D)safety.
• E)happiness.

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Definitions:

Secondary Spermatocyte

A cell that arises from the division of a primary spermatocyte during spermatogenesis and goes on to divide into spermatids.

Meiosis II

The second division in meiosis, a process of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four genetically distinct gametes.

Meiosis I

The first division in the two-stage process of meiosis that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four haploid cells.

Haploid Gamete

A sex cell (sperm or egg) that contains a single set of chromosomes, ensuring that upon fertilization, the resulting offspring will have the correct number of chromosomes.