The Population Growth Rate in IACs (Industrially Advanced Countries) in 2000-2010

question 212

Multiple Choice

The population growth rate in IACs (industrially advanced countries) in 2000-2010 averaged 0.7 percent per year. This compares to what percentage growth per year in low-income DVCs
(developing countries) ?

• A) 1.1 percent
• B) 2.1 percent
• C) 4.0 percent
• D) 0.4 percent

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Definitions:

Gene Expression

Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, often a protein, which can affect the characteristics of a cell or an organism.

Histone Modification

Chemical modifications to the histone proteins around which DNA is wrapped, influencing gene expression without altering the DNA sequence itself.

Ependymal Cells

Glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord, involved in the production and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

Epigenetics

The study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without changes in the DNA sequence.