Male sticklebacks that see a model of a fish with a red belly will attack it, thinking it is a breeding male. They do not attack model fish without a red belly. This is an example of
A. learned behavior.
B. imprinting.
C. fixed action pattern.
D. taxis.
E. reflex.
C. fixed action pattern.
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A. operant condition. B. sign stimulus. C. involuntary response. D. dishabituation. E. critical period.
Chemical signaling molecules that diffuse across a chemical synapse are called
a. neurotransmitters. b. enzymes. c. neurostimulators. d. neuron releasing factors. e. ion carriers.
In the Calvin-Benson or C3 photosynthetic pathway, the enzyme rubisco catalyzes the reaction called
A) chemosynthesis. B) carboxylation. C) photoreduction. D) respiration.
____ help(s) unfolded or misfolded proteins achieve their proper three-dimensional conformation
A) ribonuclease B) molecular chaperones C) endoplasmic reticulum D) ribosomes