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Mollykgkg

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Blood levels of a nutrient will rise if absorption _____ or reabsorption _____.
 a. increases, increases
  b. increases, decreases
  c. decreases, increases
  d. decreases, decreases

Question 2

Jane, a 20-year-old college student, is 5'6 and weighs 100 lbs. She has lost 40 lbs. in the last 4 months and recently admitted to being anorexic. What nutritional state is she generally in?
 a. Fed state
  b. Postabsorptive state
  c. Fasting
  d. Starvation



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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