If a drug is taken at noon and an effect is detected at 12:05 but no longer detected by 1:00,it is reasonable to assume that the latency period occurred at __________.

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The latency period is the time between drug administration and the onset of drug effect. In this case, the effect was detected at 12:05, so the latency period occurred sometime before that. Since the effect was no longer detected by 1:00, any time after that is not relevant to the latency period. Therefore, the best choice is A, 12:04, as it is the closest option to the time of effect detection.

If a Drug Is Taken at Noon and an Effect