____ Has/have Been Linked with an Increased Risk of Cancer

question 71

Multiple Choice

____ has/have been linked with an increased risk of cancer and heart disease, and the more of it that is consumed, the greater the risk.

• A)Eggs
• B)Milk
• C)Red meat
• D)Leafy vegetables

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Definitions:

Ring Closing Metathesis

A form of metathesis reaction that forms cyclic compounds by the rearrangement of carbon-carbon double bonds.

Octa-1,7-diene

An organic compound with the formula C8H14, characterized by a linear chain of eight carbon atoms with double bonds at the first and seventh positions.

Enantiomers

Mirror-image isomers of a molecule that cannot be superimposed on each other, typically affecting the molecule's interaction with biological systems.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical properties, including different melting points and boiling points.