Child Care in the United States Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

Child care in the United States is

• A)typically subsidized by the federal government.
• B)evaluated by state agencies using standards for developmentally appropriate practice.
• C)primarily high in quality and strictly regulated by the federal government.
• D)affected by a macrosystem of individualistic values and weak government regulation and funding.

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Definitions:

Mitochondrial DNA

The small circular DNA found in mitochondria, which are the energy-producing organelles within cells, passed down maternally.

Base Pairs

Pairs of nitrogenous bases that connect the complementary strands of DNA or RNA, consisting of adenine with thymine (or uracil in RNA) and cytosine with guanine.

DNA Molecules

The molecules containing the genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Genetic Code

A set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences) is translated into proteins by living cells.