Which Finding Led to the Conclusion That Sea Squirts Are

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which finding led to the conclusion that sea squirts are more closely related to vertebrates than scientists had previously thought?

• A) Data from CT scans
• B) The finding that larvae have notochords
• C) The discovery of behavioral similarities in sea squirts and vertebrates
• D) Newly discovered fossils in China
• E) The development of maximum likelihood methods

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Definitions:

Context-Dependent Memory

The theory that information learned in a particular situation or place is better recalled when the context at the time of memory retrieval matches the original learning environment.

Memory Consolidation

The process by which short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories.

Long-Term Potentiation

An enduring increase in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them synchronously, believed to be a cellular mechanism for learning and memory.

Classically Conditioned Associations

Refers to the learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.