Frequent Stress from Multiple Sources Can Produce an Allostatic Load

question 26

True/False

Frequent stress from multiple sources can produce an allostatic load.

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Definitions:

Ants

Small, social insects belonging to the family Formicidae, known for their complex societies and behaviors.

Density-Dependent Factor

Biotic factor, such as disease or competition, that affects population size in a direct relationship to the population’s density.

Density-Independent Factor

Abiotic factor, such as fire or flood, that affects population size independent of the population’s density.

Virus

Acellular parasitic agent consisting of an outer capsid of protein and an inner core of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA).