All of the Following Have Been Suggested as Ways in Which

question 128

Multiple Choice

All of the following have been suggested as ways in which poverty could add to the rate of mental disorders except

• A) living a life of poverty is inherently stressful.
• B) living in a poor section of a U.S. city can expose children to the stress of high crime rates.
• C) people with mental disorders gravitate to poorer areas of cities.
• D) poor areas of most U.S. cities have higher rates of toxins like lead.

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Definitions:

Wheat Rust

A disease caused by fungi that affects wheat crops, leading to significant yield losses.

Basidiomycete

Member of a phylum of fungi characterized by the production of sexual basidiospores.

Zygote Germination

The process by which a zygote begins to grow and develop into a new organism, typically after a period of dormancy in plants.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.