A Loss or Decline in Mental Function Is Called

question 47

Multiple Choice

A loss or decline in mental function is called:

• A) aphasia.
• B) catatonia.
• C) dementia.
• D) dyslexia.
• E) dyskinesia.

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Definitions:

Killing Frost

A severe frost event causing significant damage or death to vegetation, effectively ending the growing season for many plants.

Density-Independent Factor

A factor that affects the size of populations regardless of their density, such as weather or natural disasters.

Predation

A biological interaction where a predator organism kills and consumes another organism known as the prey.

Semelparous

organisms that reproduce a single time before death, often investing all energy into one reproductive event.