Head Start Is a Federally Funded Program Offering

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Multiple Choice

Head Start is a federally funded program offering:

• A)day care to underprivileged children
• B)early intervention on a number of levels to middle-class children
• C)early education and nutrition to children of low-income families
• D)health care to children of low-income families

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Definitions:

Fatty Acid

Organic molecules consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group, playing vital roles in energy storage and cell membrane structure.

Hard-water Scum

The residue formed by the reaction of soap with the magnesium and calcium ions present in hard water.

Best Characterizes

Describes the trait or quality that is most typical or representative of something.

Soap Micelle

Spherical aggregates formed by soap molecules in aqueous solution, where the hydrophobic tails are sequestered inwards and the hydrophilic heads face outward.