According to Critics,to Whom of the Following Is the Sick

question 1

Multiple Choice

According to critics,to whom of the following is the sick role most applicable?

• A) Peter,a 60-year-old man with heart disease
• B) Thomas,who is suffering from the measles
• C) Brent,who has Type 2 diabetes
• D) Jacob,a baby with fetal alcohol syndrome

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Definitions:

Food Chain

A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food, illustrating the flow of energy and nutrients from one organism to another.

Ecological Pyramid

A graphical representation of the relative energy value at each trophic level. See pyramid of biomass and pyramid of energy.

Trophic Levels

The hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, determined by the feeding position of organisms in food chains.

Energy Loss

The reduction in energy as it moves through the trophic levels of an ecosystem; often described in the context of the inefficiency of energy transfer between levels.