If a Woman Has a Severe Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy

question 56

Multiple Choice

If a woman has a severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy, her child may have ____.

• A) anemia
• B) spina bifida
• C) cretinism
• D) blindness
• E) allergies

Understand how socio-economic status (SES) affects health and aging.

Comprehend the socio-emotional selectivity theory and its implications on aging.

Analyze the role and perception of volunteer work by the elderly.

Understand the political engagement patterns of elderly populations.

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Definitions:

Evolution

The change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

Great Chain of Being

An ancient and medieval concept that all forms of life and matter in the universe have a precise order and hierarchy, from the lowest forms of matter to the highest spiritual beings.

Biological Entities

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Higher Forms

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