Which of the Following Is the Correct Breakdown and Translation

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myxedema?

• A) myx (mucus) + edema (condition) = mucus condition
• B) myx (mucus) + edema (disease) = disease of the skin caused by deposits under the skin
• C) myx (mucus) + edema (pain) = pain of the skin caused by deposits under the skin
• D) myx (mucus) + edema (swelling) = swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin
• E) myx (mucus) + edema (tumor) = deposits of tumors under the skin

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Definitions:

Biotic Potential

The maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimum environmental conditions.

Environmental Resistance

Total of factors in the environment that limit the numerical increase of a population in a particular region.

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

Exponential Growth

Growth, particularly of a population, in which the increase occurs in the same manner as compound interest.