What Is Biochemical Oxygen Demand

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is biochemical oxygen demand?

• A)amount of oxygen required to decay a certain amount of organic matter
• B)a necessary material that is in short supply
• C)method by which settled organic matter is returned to aeration tanks
• D)None of these are correct.

Relate the experience of stress to specific population groups, discerning how racism, prejudice, and significant life changes contribute to stress.

Acknowledge the support systems and coping strategies, like the tend-and-befriend response, in mitigating stress effects.

Understand the physiological responses of the body to stress.

Identify the components and functions of the immune system.

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