Which of these most closelyresembles the homeostatic concept?
A) a refrigerator motor starts and stops in order to keep the inside temperature constant.
B) a baseball pitcher throws pitches harder and harder throughout the game.
C) a professor's voice tires as his lecture gets longer.
D) a dog's tail wags veryrapidlywhen he sees his owner approaching.
A
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Which of the following accurately describes the attraction of bases between strands of DNA?
a. A pairs with T, and C pairs with G b. A pairs with C, and T pairs with G c. A pairs with G, and T pairs with C d. A pairs with U, and T pairs with G
Which pair represents a population and a sample that is most likely to be representative of that population?
a) purchasers of new family cars and purchasers of SUVs b) residents of the United States and residents of Montana c) students attending State University and student athletes at State University d) voters in the most recent election and every tenth person who leaves the polling place
You decide that you are going to condition your dog to salivate to the sound of a metronome. You sound the metronome and then several minutes later you give the dog a biscuit. You do this several times but no conditioning seems to occur
This is probably because a. the metronome was not a distinctive sound. b. the metronome should have been sounded after the animal ate the biscuit. c. you should have had an even longer interval between the metronome and the biscuit. d. the biscuit was given too long after the sound of the metronome. e. the metronome was not loud enough to be heard by the dog.
Which is true regarding the relationship between religion and spirituality?
A. Spirituality is a more general concept than religion. B. One can be spiritual without being religious, but one cannot be religious without being spiritual. C. Spirituality does not include reference to or belief in a higher being. D. The terms religion and spirituality are sometimes used differently, but they are interchangeable.