Mary Is Dying from Ovarian Cancer

question 2

Multiple Choice

Mary is dying from ovarian cancer. She and her family are deciding on her care options and deciding what will become of her house. These are examples of

• A) living wills.
• B) death anxiety.
• C) end-of-life issues.
• D) the dying process.

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Definitions:

Density-Dependent Factor

Biotic factor, such as disease or competition, that affects population size in a direct relationship to the population’s density.

Density-Independent Factor

Abiotic factor, such as fire or flood, that affects population size independent of the population’s density.

Virus

Acellular parasitic agent consisting of an outer capsid of protein and an inner core of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA).

Inhibition Model

A conceptual framework used to describe how certain substances or processes decrease the rate or effectiveness of a chemical reaction or a biological function.