Kara Was Tested for Diabetes

question 61

Multiple Choice

Kara was tested for diabetes. Her fasting plasma glucose test showed a level of 120. This indicates that

• A) Kara has diabetes.
• B) Kara has pre-diabetes.
• C) Kara has normal blood glucose levels.
• D) Kara needs an oral glucose tolerance test to determine if she has diabetes.

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Definitions:

Cyanobacterium

Photosynthetic, aquatic microorganisms that are gram-negative and often contribute to the formation of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.

Green Alga

Single-celled, colonial, or multicelled photosynthetic protist that has chloroplasts containing chlorophylls a and b.

Prokaryotic

Cells that lack a true, membrane-bound nucleus and most other organelles, characteristic of organisms such as bacteria.

Protozoans

Diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms, often considered the simplest animal life forms, living in water or as parasites.