In a Study of Older Adults at 70, 78, and 85

question 117

Multiple Choice

In a study of older adults at 70, 78, and 85, the MOST consistent factor that predicted loneliness was:

• A) a lack of children.
• B) a lack of grandchildren.
• C) not being married.
• D) not having friends.

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Definitions:

Stem

The main body or stalk of a plant, which supports leaves, flowers, and fruits, and transports fluids between the roots and the rest of the plant.

Stipule

One of a pair of scalelike or leaflike structures found at the base of certain leaves.

Palisade Mesophyll

The layer of closely packed, elongated cells found under the upper epidermis of leaves, responsible for most of the photosynthesis in plants.

Photosynthesis

This is a process where green plants and a few other life forms use sunlight to generate nutrients from water and carbon dioxide.