A College Student Comes to the Student Health Center Complaining

question 19

Multiple Choice

A college student comes to the student health center complaining of difficulty in concentrating during class and while studying. The diet that would contribute to this problem is one that includes mostly

• A)fruit and vegetables.
• B)lean meat and fish.
• C)sandwiches and diet drinks.
• D)pasta and chicken.
• E)cereal and breads.

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Definitions:

Malaria

A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes, characterized by fever, chills, and anemia.

Apicomplexans

A group of protozoan parasites, known for their role in diseases such as malaria.

Parasitic

Describes organisms that live on or in a host organism and get their food at the expense of their host, often causing harm.

Amoebozoa

Members of the unikont clade characterized by lobose pseudopodia at some time in the life cycle; include amoebas, plasmodial slime molds, and cellular slime molds. Compare with opisthokonts.