What Function Do Friendships Serve During the Middle Childhood Years

question 20

Multiple Choice

What function do friendships serve during the middle childhood years?

• A)Friendships provide a child with similar others who reinforce the child's racial identity.
• B)Friendships provide physical support that helps the child develop fine motor skills.
• C)Friendships provide a training ground for communicating and interacting with others.
• D)Friendships provide a greater sense of security than relationships with parents.

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Definitions:

Chlorophylls

A class of green pigments responsible for the absorption of light energy during photosynthesis in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.

ATP

ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, serves as the primary energy carrier molecule in cellular metabolic activities.

Calvin Cycle

Cyclic series of reactions in the chloroplast stroma in photosynthesis; fixes carbon dioxide and produces carbohydrate. See C3 Plant.

Ribulose Bisphosphate

A five-carbon sugar to which atmospheric carbon dioxide is bound during the first major step of carbon fixation in photosynthesis.