Which of the following types of adoption generally involves placing children who have been orphaned or whose parents have lost or relinquished parental rights through abuse, abandonment, or the inability to support them?

A. private adoption
B. agency adoption
C. identified adoption
D. relative adoption
E. independent adoption


B. agency adoption

Agency adoptions occur when state-licensed and/or state-regulated public or private adoption agencies place children with adoptive parents. Charities or religious or social service organizations often operate private agencies. Adoption agencies usually place those children who have been orphaned or whose parents have lost or relinquished parental rights through abuse, abandonment, or the inability to support them.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is inflammation of the tonsils?

a. Tonsillitis b. Palatinitis c. Pharyngitis d. Sinusitis

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Which statement best defines an antigen?

A. Multiple molecular forms of an isoform B. Immunoglobulins that are capable of binding specifically to both natural and synthetic antigens C. A chemical substance capable of inducing an immune response D. Any material capable of reacting with an antibody, without necessarily being capable of inducing antibody formation

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Which of the following vitamins is fat-soluble?

B1 C E B6

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