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question 57

Multiple Choice

In one study described in your text, U.S.-born infants and Chinese adoptees aged 2-6 were compared with respect to their acquisition of English. What did the researchers find?

• A) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was similar to that seen among the U.S.-born infants, but the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was more rapid.
• B) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was similar to that seen among the U.S.-born infants, but the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was slower.
• C) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was different from that seen among the U.S.-born infants, but the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was about the same.
• D) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was different from that seen among the U.S.-born infants, and the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was slower.

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Definitions:

Mediated Transport

The movement of molecules across a cell membrane via specific carrier proteins, including both facilitated diffusion and active transport.

Protein Carrier

Molecules or substances that facilitate the transport of specific proteins across biological membranes or within the bloodstream.

Vesicles

Small, membrane-bound sacs within cells, used to transport and store substances within a cell or to export them outside the cell.

Organelles

Specialized structures within a cell that perform specific functions necessary for the cell's life processes, such as mitochondria and ribosomes.