Deforestation results in:
a. beneficial growing land
b. soil depletion.
c. loss of grazing land.
d. the return of land to its natural state.
e. formation of greenhouse gases.
b
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A team of food scientists wants to develop a formula diet for newborns that is a nutritionally complete food that replaces human milk. To support normal infant development, the formula must have all of the following ingredients, except ________.
A. methionine B. phenylalanine C. homocysteine D. tryptophan
Ms. Lopez is a widowed 68-year-old Nicaraguan woman, and an immigrant who has lived in the United States for ten years. She lives in a second-floor walk-up apartment with her daughter and son-in-law and their four children. Ms. Lopez is admitted to the hospital, is diagnosed with a stroke, and has weakness in her left side. She complains of coughing when she drinks and feels that food sometimes
gets caught in her throat. She has diabetes and high blood pressure and is on several oral medications. She does not, however, check her sugar because she does not feel comfortable pricking her finger. Her body mass index (BMI) is 33 . Ms. Lopez is undocumented and uninsured.The dietitian has assessed Ms. Lopez and identified a potential problem with her food and fluid intake because of her stroke. What best describes the next step of the scientific method of problem solving in this situation? a. Formulate a hypothesis. b. Evaluate a hypothesis. c. Collect data about the phenomenon. d. Test the hypothesis. e. Identify the phenomenon.
Aspartame cannot be used to prepare cooked foods because
A) its glycemic load becomes too high. B) once it is heated, the body cannot metabolize it. C) its amino acids form ketones. D) heat destroys its flavor.
Vitamin K deficiency is most likely in which of the following groups?
a. Young adults b. Elderly c. Newborns d. Teenagers e. Middle-aged adults