Eight-Year-Old Joe Has No Difficulty Seeing Things near Him but Sometimes

question 55

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Joe has no difficulty seeing things near him but sometimes struggles to see things in the distance. Joe gets his eyes checked and is told that he does not yet need corrective lenses for nearsightedness. Instead, drawing on current research, the ophthalmologist advises that he _____.

• A) do homework in a very brightly lit room
• B) watch television on a larger screen
• C) play outside more
• D) avoid reading small print

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of living organisms.

Posttranslational

Refers to the chemical modifications and processes occurring to a protein after it has been synthesized by ribosomes.

Translational

Pertaining to the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.

Posttranscriptional

Pertains to the alterations and processes that RNA molecules undergo after they are transcribed from DNA but before they are translated into proteins.