Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 54

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
A patient with severe anorexia nervosa is admitted to the hospital for medical treatment. The patient presents with severe malnutrition and evidence of organ dysfunction. Labs are drawn and maintenance IV fluids are initiated.
-You instruct the patient that although bacterial cells can also undergo aerobic respiration,

• A)they make less ATP in this process than eukaryotic cells.
• B)the Krebs cycle takes place in the mitochondrion in these cells.
• C)glycolysis takes place in the mitochondrion in these cells.
• D)the electron transport chain is present in the plasma membrane of these cells.

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Definitions:

Deprivation

A period of time prior to a training session during which an individual does not experience the reinforcer in order to increase the reinforcer's effectiveness.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a specific response or behavior by being presented immediately after that response or behavior.

Effectiveness

The degree to which a method, intervention, or action achieves its intended outcome or result.

Stimulus Control

The process by which behaviors are increased or decreased in the presence of specific stimuli, indicating that those stimuli have control over the occurrence of those behaviors.