One Reason That Irradiated Food Is Not Readily Available in Most

question 44

Multiple Choice

One reason that irradiated food is not readily available in most grocery stores is that

• A)the cost of the irradiated foods is much higher than normally offered foods.
• B)the chance of purchasing food that is still radioactive is rather high.
• C)most people have not learned enough to know that they are safe.
• D)All of the responses are correct.

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Definitions:

Lipid Soluble

Refers to substances able to dissolve in fats or lipids, often influencing their absorption and transport in biological organisms.

Hypertonic Fluid

A solution having a higher concentration of solutes than the cytoplasm of a cell, leading to the cell losing water by osmosis.

Merocrine

A type of exocrine secretion where cells secrete substances without losing cytoplasm.

Apocrine Gland

A type of gland found in various parts of the body that secretes substances (often involved in scent and sweat) into hair follicles.