Since Its Economy Began to Take Off in the Early

question 27

Multiple Choice

Since its economy began to take off in the early 1980s, China has lifted approximately how many people out of poverty, largely through participation in the global economy?

• A)60 million
• B)140 million
• C)350 million
• D)600 million

Identify and describe the functions of different glands in the human endocrine system.

Understand the physiological response of the body to stress and its hormonal regulation.

Recognize the role and effects of hormones secreted by the endocrine glands.

Explain the significance of the hypothalamus in hormone regulation and production.

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Definitions:

Matthias Schleiden

A German botanist and co-founder of cell theory, who in 1838 proposed that all plant tissues are composed of cells and that plant growth results from the production and expansion of these cells.

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

A Dutch scientist known as the "Father of Microbiology" for his pioneering work in the development of the microscope and the discovery of microbial life.

Theodor Schwann

A German physiologist who co-founded the cell theory, stating that all living things are made up of cells.

Prokaryotic Cell

A simple, single-celled organism without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles, such as bacteria and archaea.