Allison, a teacher at a school for underprivileged children, notices that one of her students, 8-year-old Sarah, has an abnormal eating disorder. She often observes Sarah eating clay and chalk. When this habit continues in spite of intervention, Allison takes Sarah to Dr. Ford's clinic for a medical checkup. In addition to pale skin and rapid breathing, Dr. Ford notes that Sarah has abnormally low levels of iron in her blood stream. Based on the information provided in this scenario, Sarah shows the characteristic symptoms of ________.
A. hypokalemia
B. hemochromatosis
C. scurvy
D. pica
Answer: D
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