The Type of Layout Which Features Departments or Other Functional

question 152

Multiple Choice

The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is

• A) process-oriented
• B) product-oriented
• C) fixed-position
• D) mass production
• E) unit production

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Definitions:

Conjugation

(1) A sexual process in ciliate protists that involves exchange of haploid nuclei with another cell. (2) A mechanism for DNA exchange in bacteria that involves cell-to-cell contact.

Pathogenic

Capable of causing disease; refers to microorganisms or agents that can produce an illness when they invade a host organism.

Decomposers

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, turning organic material into simpler substances and recycling nutrients in the ecosystem.

Photosynthesize

The process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose, using carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.