Pat Owns One Share of Stock in Quik Smoothies Corporation,as

Pat owns one share of stock in Quik Smoothies Corporation,as evidenced by a stock certificate. Because stock is intangible personal property,Pat's ownership of the stock

A) exists independently of the stock certificate.
B) cannot exist without a tangible stock certificate.
C) cannot exist without the original stock certificate.
D) cannot be transferred without the stock certificate.