Mauricio Does Not Get Enough Milk to Drink and Begins

question 69

Multiple Choice

Mauricio does not get enough milk to drink and begins to eat chalk from his classroom to replace the missing calcium.Mauricio eating chalk in order to replenish the calcium in his body is an example of

• A) self-determination.
• B) a habit.
• C) an incentive.
• D) homeostasis.

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Definitions:

Fungal Cell Walls

Rigid outer layers found in fungal cells, composed primarily of chitin, which provide structure and protection.

Chitin

A long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, which forms a major component in the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi.

Saprotrophy

The process or mode of nutrition that involves organisms feeding on decaying organic matter, breaking it down into simpler substances.

Saprotrophic

Describing organisms, often fungi and bacteria, that feed on and decompose dead organic matter.