Increasingly, Palaeopathologists Have Become Aware That

question 29

Multiple Choice

Increasingly, palaeopathologists have become aware that

• A) human behaviour and culture play a significant role in the distribution of infectious diseases.
• B) they should employ only microscopic examination techniques in their research.
• C) they are primarily interested in genetically-caused diseases.
• D) they should focus mainly on diseases that killed infants and children.
• E) they must make conclusions about the general health of a population for their work to be credible.

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Definitions:

Proton Gradient

A gradient of hydrogen ions across a membrane, often used in the process of generating ATP in cells, particularly within the mitochondria during cellular respiration.

Aerobic Respiration

A metabolic process that converts oxygen and glucose into energy in the form of ATP, water, and carbon dioxide, taking place in the mitochondria.

Lactate Fermentation

An anaerobic metabolic process by which glucose or other six-carbon sugars are converted into cellular energy and the metabolite lactate.

Aerobic Respiration

The metabolic process in which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.