The Best Conclusion to Draw from Biological Theories of Aging

question 28

Multiple Choice

The best conclusion to draw from biological theories of aging is

• A) programmed cell death accounts for general aging.
• B) free radicals explain metabolic changes in aging.
• C) metabolic theories account for all of the changes in aging.
• D) none of these theories completely explain normative aging.

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