Minority Group Members Suffer from More Health Disadvantages Than Do

question 10

Multiple Choice

Minority group members suffer from more health disadvantages than do whites in all the following ways EXCEPT:

• A) They are more likely to die in infancy
• B) They live longer lives
• C) Suffer more frequent and more serious illnesses
• D) Suffer more illnesses that limit their daily activities

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Definitions:

Phagocytized

The process by which cells, typically immune cells, engulf and digest foreign particles, bacteria, or other matter.

Capsule

The portion of the moss sporophyte that contains spores. A simple, dry, dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more fused carpels and opens along many sutures or pores to release seeds. A gelatinous coat that surrounds some bacteria.

Ameboid Motion

A form of cellular movement achieved through the protrusion of cytoplasm of the cell.

Chromosomes

Long strands of DNA wrapped around proteins, found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, containing genes that are passed from one generation to the next.