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Bio 212 Final Exam Questions And Answers With Verified Study Quiz evolution ANS change in the genetic composition of a population from generation to generation descent with modification ANS the passing on of traits from parent organisms to their offspring Microevolution ANS evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period. genetic drift ANS random change in allele frequencies that occurs in small populations natural selection ANS ...

Biology 212 Final Exam Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions In animal cells water moves to where the solute concentration is __________. ANS highest The maintenance of body conditions within a narrow range. ANS Homeostasis Hypothesis: "In the Conti et al. experiments, the hypothermic transgenic mice showed no change in food intake or physical activity, but their body weight did increase, presumably due to a lower basal metabolic rate." The activity of the Orexin::UCP eng...

sensation - Answer Transduction of physical stimuli into neurological signals. The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. perception - Answer The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. vision - Answer Occipital Lobe Sight hearing - Answer Temporal Lobe Auditory touch - Answer Tactile Thigmotropism taste - A...

Memory - Answer The ability to store and use information; also the store of what has been learned and remembered Three-Stage Model of Memory - Answer Classification of memories based on duration as sensory, short-term, and long-term Sensory Memory - Answer The part of memory that holds information in its original sensory form for a very brief period of time, usually about half a second or less Short-Term Memory - Answer The part of the memory that temporarily (for 2 to 30 se...

Name the 6 parts of the axon: - Answer 1. dendrites 2. nucleus 3. cell body 4. myelin sheath 5. axon 6. axon terminal/terminal button 1.1) __________ is the scientific study of the biological basis of behavior and mental processes. - Answer biological psychology 1.2) The scientific study of the nervous systems, especially the brain is called _________ - Answer neuroscience 1.3) There are __________ neurons in the brain. - Answer 100 billion 1.4) __________ are cells ...

awareness - Answer refers to a consciousness of internal or external events or experiences, that is thought by some to separate human and non-human animals. Evidence of self-awareness in animals is most often determined by whether an individual can use a mirror to groom an otherwise unseen dirty spot on its own forehead. A few chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans have shown this awareness and passed this test. unawareness - Answer moments of mental unawareness, often occurring with sei...

Dualism - Answer Descartes: Mental substance (the soul) and physical substance (the body). The soul gets information from the body then makes decisions and directs the body. Only humans have souls. Monism - Answer Hobbes: The concept of spirit and soul is meaningless. The soul is a product of the brains machinery and does not cause things to happen. Localization of Function - Answer The idea that specific parts of the brain serve specific functions. Charles Darwin - Answer N...

Prefrontal Cortex - Answer "i understand plans" Frontal motor cortex - Answer "I am all about movement" Parietal Lobe - Answer "I am aware of space" Temporal Lobe - Answer "I hear things" Occipital Lobe - Answer "I see things" Depressants effect on the brain - Answer decreases behavioral and mental activity Stimulants effect on the brain - Answer increase behavioral and mental activity Opiates/narcotics effect on the brain -...

Representing verbal info - Answer retain gist/ meaning vs. exact wording when told a story people retain the gist of the story not the exact wording Visual-spatial information - Answer stored as propositions (verbal statements) or as visual images ( a visual representation that preserves spatial and form information) Evidence for a visual-spatial format - Answer 3 ways: 1) Scanning experiments 2)mental rotation experiments 3) eidetic imagery Scanning experiments - Answer ...

Divided Attention - Answer People can also divide their attention and deal with a great deal of high level information concurrently Stroop interference effect - Answer An example of a perceptual skill that has become automatic (to the point of being obligatory 0 with practice→ reading Cell phones and driving - Answer Talking on cell phones (hand free or not) while driving is as dangerous as driving while intoxicated due to inattention to the driving task (attention is divided) ...