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SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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Which statement by a mother may indicate a cause of her son's vitamin C deficiency?
 
  a. We get our fruits from homemade preserves.
  b. We use milk from our own goats.
  c. We grow all our own vegetables.
  d. We're not big meat eaters.

Question 2

Why are infants more vulnerable to fluid and electrolyte imbalances than adults?
 
  a. They have a smaller surface area than adults in proportion to body weight.
  b. Water needs and losses per kilogram are lower than those for adults.
  c. A greater percentage of body water in infants is extracellular.
  d. Infants have a lower metabolic turnover of water.


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Hikerman221

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Vitamin C is destroyed by heat.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
A greater percentage of body water is contained in the extracellular compartment of children under 2 years of age.


SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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