Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Manufacturing now constitutes the largest economic sector in postindustrial societies.
• B) The number of people employed in manufacturing has increased since 1950.
• C) Each manufacturing employee now produces about 20 times more than in 1950
• D) Each manufacturing employee now produces about one tenth of that in 1950
• E) Manufacturing has disappeared in postindustrial societies.

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Definitions:

Therapeutic Cloning

A biomedical technique involving the creation of a clone to produce stem cells identical to the donor's for the purpose of treating diseases or damaged tissues.

Non-Therapeutic Cloning

Cloning conducted for purposes other than health treatment, often related to research or the production of genetically identical organisms.

Genetic Component

The portion of an individual's phenotype that is determined by genes, highlighting the role of heredity in various aspects of life and health.

Stem Cells

Cells without specific functions that can continuously replicate to produce more cells of the same variety, and from which various other cell types can emerge through the process of differentiation.