The fastest growing segment of the population in the United ...

[yoooooman]

The fastest growing segment of the population in the United States is
 
  a. Teenagers
  b. Babies
  c. People older than 85 years of age
  d. None of the above

Question 2

Functional proteins
 
  a. Come from animals only
  b. Make up the hair, muscles, tendons, and skin
  c. Help the body carry out vital activities
  d. Contain only essential amino acids

[FergA]

Answer to Question 1

C
The size of this age group is expected to double between 2000 and 2040 . More people celebrate their 85th birthday than babies are born daily.

Answer to Question 2

C
Functional proteins help the body carry out activities vital to life. They include hemoglobin, which moves oxygen through the body; myosin, which functions in muscle contraction; and insulin, which is a hormone involved in the control of glucose metabolism. Functional proteins may come from either plant or animal sources and may contain essential and nonessential amino acids. Response B is also incorrect: structural proteins make up hair, tendons, muscle, and skin.

[yoooooman]

Correct answers!

[FergA]

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