During Pregnancy, It Is Necessary for the Mother to Eat

question 41

True/False

During pregnancy, it is necessary for the mother to eat 10% to 20% more calories than regular in order to adequately provide for the needs of her unborn child.

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Definitions:

Basidium

Clublike structure in which nuclear fusion, meiosis, and basidiospore production occur during sexual reproduction of club fungi.

Multinucleated

Cells that contain more than one nucleus, often found in certain fungal cells and muscle fibers.

Diploid

An organism or cell with two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, typical of most animals and plants, symbolized as 2n.

Slime Molds

Eukaryotic organisms that exhibit traits of fungi and protozoa, often found in moist, decaying forest matter.