Your Friend Sends You a Text Message on Your Cellphone

question 176

Multiple Choice

Your friend sends you a text message on your cellphone that says,"This is just horrible!" In order to interpret what your friend is meaning,you often need __________ to help you understand what is going on.

• A)phonesthemes
• B)syntax
• C)extralinguistic information
• D)dialect

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

The process of producing cellular energy involving oxygen. Cells break down food in the mitochondria in a long, multistep process that produces roughly 36 ATP.

Nitrate

A compound containing nitrogen and oxygen (NO3-) that is a vital plant nutrient and can also be found in water supplies, where high levels can be harmful to health.

Electron Transport

A series of chemical reactions within cells that converts the energy stored in nutrients into ATP, the primary energy currency of the cell.

Pyruvate

A three-carbon compound that plays a vital role in energy production and biosynthetic processes in cells.