The aging process begins at:
a. conception.
b. birth.
c. the end of adolescence.
d. retirement.
Q. 2The final growth spurt usually occurs:
a. during the school-age period.
b. during adolescence.
c. at the end of adolescence.
d. in young adulthood.
Q. 3A factor that accounts for wide fluctuations in the metabolic rates of adolescents of the same age is:
a. differences in physiologic age.
b. differences in psychologic development.
c. cultural differences.
d. gender.
Q. 4Preschool children often prefer foods that are:
a. cold.
b. lukewarm.
c. dry.
d. liquid.
Q. 5The rate of growth during the school-age years is best described as:
a. rapid.
b. very rapid.
c. slowed.
d. stopped.
Q. 6A meal that is particularly important to a school-age child is:
a. breakfast.
b. lunch.
c. dinner.
d. bedtime snacks.
Q. 7Constant dieting among teenage girls in the United States is primarily the result of:
a. parental constraints.
b. peer pressure.
c. poor appetite.
d. fear of pregnancy.
Q. 8Toddlers whose diet consists primarily of milk may develop:
a. anemia.
b. rickets.
c. hypervitaminosis A.
d. hypercalcemia.