What Is the Primary Cause for Hunger in the United

question 64

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause for hunger in the United States? ​

• A)poverty
• B)high cost of food
• C)excessive food waste
• D)lack of nutrition education

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Definitions:

Direct Food Benefit

Direct Food Benefit refers to the immediate advantage obtained from consuming food, including nutritional intake necessary for survival, growth, and health maintenance.

Sexual Cannibalism

A behavior in which one mating partner (typically the female) consumes the other after or during mating.

Spermatophore

A capsule or mass created by males of various species containing sperm cells that is transferred to the female's reproductive tract.

Anisogamy

Refers to sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two dissimilar gametes; individuals producing the larger gamete (eggs) are defined as female, and individuals producing the smaller gamete (sperm) are defined as male.