Which Group Is Most Likely to Live in Poverty

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which group is most likely to live in poverty?

• A)teenagers
• B)children under 18
• C)the elderly age 65 and over
• D)people who are age 85 and over
• E)parents

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Definitions:

Facilitated Transport

Passive transfer of a substance into or out of a cell along a concentration gradient by a process that requires a protein carrier.

Carrier Proteins

Proteins that facilitate the transport of specific substances across a cell membrane by changing shape.

Glucose Carrier

Proteins that facilitate the transport of glucose across cell membranes, via mechanisms such as facilitated diffusion.

Urea

A nitrogenous waste product formed in the liver, important in the metabolic breakdown of proteins and excreted in urine.