Use the Growth Chart Below for Question

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the growth chart below for question .

-After looking ONLY at the growth chart,what condition might be suspected by a pediatrician?

• A)Autism
• B)Cerebral palsy
• C)Failure-to-thrive (FT
• D)Spastic quadriplegia
• E)Cystic fibrosis

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Definitions:

Protein-First Hypothesis

In chemical evolution, the proposal that protein originated before other macromolecules and made possible the formation of protocells.

RNA World

A hypothetical early stage in the evolution of life, where RNA served as both genetic information and as a catalyst for chemical reactions.

Enzymes

Biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms without being consumed in the process.

Spontaneous Generation

Spontaneous Generation is the disproved theory that living organisms could arise from nonliving matter, a belief held before the advent of modern biology.