Why Are the Rates of Overweight and Obese Children in Developing

question 146

Multiple Choice

Why are the rates of overweight and obese children in developing countries rising?

• A)There is a worldwide shortage of protein.
• B)Their children are becoming lazy.
• C)Their diets are becoming more like the diets of developed countries.
• D)They are acquiring the technology to play games on the internet for hours.

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Definitions:

Endocytosis

The active transport of substances into the cell by the formation of invaginated regions of the plasma membrane that pinch off and become cytoplasmic vesicles.

Cotransport

The active transport of a substance from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration by coupling its transport to the transport of a substance down its concentration gradient.

Concentration Gradient

A gradual change in the concentration of solutes in a solution as a function of distance through a solution.

ATP

Adenosine Triphosphate, a molecule that stores and transfers energy within cells, crucial for many cellular processes.