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jayhills49

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Which statement explains the difference between morbidity rates and mortality rates?
 a. Morbidity is the rate of death in a population; mortality is the rate of illness.
 b. Morbidity is the rate of illness in a population; mortality is the rate of death.
 c. Morbidity is the obesity rate in a population; morality is the rate of illness.
 d. Morbidity is the obesity rate in a population; mortality is the rate of death.
 e. Morbidity is the rate of infant deaths in a population; mortality is the rate of adult deaths.

Question 2

A person must have water in his or her diet:
 
 a. because the kidneys exert no control over the amount of water excreted in the urine.
  b. to prevent vitamin imbalances in the body.
  c. because the kidneys must excrete a minimum amount of water as urine to rid the body of wastes.
  d. in order to prevent water intoxication.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



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