Identify the like terms in the polynomial.
-$5 z^{4}-8 z^{5}-8 z^{3}+3 z^{5}+2 z^{4}+4$
A) $-8 z^{5}$ and $3 z^{5} ; 5 z^{4}$ and $2 z^{4}$
B) $z^{5}, z^{4}, z^{3}$, and 4
C) $-8 z^{5}$ and $3 z^{5} ; 5 z^{4}$ and $2 z^{4} ;-8 z^{3}$ and 4
D) None of the terms are like.

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. Here, $-8 z^{5}$ and $3 z^{5}$ are like terms because they both have $z$ raised to the 5th power. Similarly, $5 z^{4}$ and $2 z^{4}$ are like terms because they both have $z$ raised to the 4th power.

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