Which of the Following Observations Is an Example of an Inverse

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations is an example of an inverse correlation?

• A)When a population increases its daily consumption of whole-grain products,the population's frequency of daily bowel movements increases.
• B)Children who consume 3 cups of vitamin D-fortified milk daily develop stronger bones than children who drink fewer than 3 cups of vitamin D-fortified milk each day.
• C)Women who smoke 5 or more cigarettes each day during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to underweight babies than women who smoke fewer than 5 cigarettes a day during pregnancy.
• D)As a population's dietary intake of beta-carotene increases,the population's tissue levels of vitamin A increase.

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Definitions:

Spindle Fibers

Protein structures that form during cell division to separate chromosomes into the daughter cells.

Centrioles

Cylindrical structures found in animal cells that play a crucial role in cell division by helping to organize the mitotic spindle.

Anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotides in a tRNA molecule that pairs with a corresponding codon in mRNA during protein synthesis.

Molecules

The smallest chemical units of a substance that retain its chemical properties, consisting of one or more atoms bonded together.