What Effect Does It Have When There Are Exceptions to the Overall

question 3

Multiple Choice

What effect does it have when there are exceptions to the overall trend in a relationship between two variables?

• A) It increases the relationship
• B) It decreases the relationship
• C) It is irrelevant to the relationship

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Definitions:

Osteocytes

Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix and communicate with other bone cells to help regulate bone density.

Chondrocytes

The cells that form cartilage, responsible for its maintenance and repair.

Growth Plate

The area of growing tissue near the ends of the long bones in children and adolescents that determines the future length and shape of the mature bone.

Primary Ossification

The initial phase of bone formation in embryos and young organisms where cartilage is replaced by bone.