Arial Is 28 Weeks Pregnant

question 137

Multiple Choice

Arial is 28 weeks pregnant. While she reports feeling "great," her husband has been complaining of symptoms typical of morning sickness. Her husband may be suffering from:

• A) gestational diabetes.
• B) teratogen sickness.
• C) couvade.
• D) pregnancy.

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Definitions:

Selectively Permeable

Property of the plasma membrane that allows some substances to pass, but prohibits the movement of others.

Osmosis

The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration.

Plasmolyzed

A condition in plant cells in which the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall due to the loss of water through osmosis.

Central Vacuole

A large vacuole found in the center of most plant cells, involved in storage and the regulation of cell volume and pressure.