Agnes Glances at the Clock and Notes It Is Three

question 38

Multiple Choice

Agnes glances at the clock and notes it is three hours until her first final of the week.She still has two chapters to study.She feels a slight pain in the pit of her stomach.Agnes is experiencing symptoms of what stress phase?

• A)exhaustion phase
• B)alarm phase
• C)resistance phase
• D)stressor phase

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Definitions:

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy, usually from the sun, into chemical energy stored in glucose, with oxygen as a by-product.

Sucrose

A disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose, commonly known as table sugar, used as a sweetener in foods and beverages.

Sieve Tube Elements

Specialized cells in the phloem of vascular plants that are responsible for transporting sugars and other metabolic products downwards from the leaves.

Active Transport

The movement of molecules across cell membranes against their concentration gradient, requiring energy typically in the form of ATP.