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The local health department of a small town has hired a research firm to study the development of cancer in residents in the town due to a suspected cancer-causing agent and environmental pollution. The researchers will compare data on participants every 10 years (e.g., at ages 10, 20, 30, etc.) to see if there are increasing rates of cancer in the town. This type of research study is called a __________ design.


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Triglycerides

A type of fat found in your blood, used by the body for energy and considered an important measure of heart health.

Monosaccharides

Simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose, which are basic building blocks of carbohydrates and cannot be hydrolyzed to smaller molecules.

Activation Energy

The minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction.

Catalysts

Substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction without themselves undergoing any permanent chemical change.

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