Allan Gingerly Puts His Fingertips on the Hot Handle of the Skillet

question 117

Multiple Choice

Allan gingerly puts his fingertips on the hot handle of the skillet in which he's cooking supper, but he instantly pulls his hand away. His reaction is due to the functioning of the ________.

• A) medulla
• B) limbic system
• C) spinal cord
• D) hypothalamus

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Definitions:

Ants

Social insects known for their structured colony life, ability to work together, and comprising thousands of species that inhabit almost every landmass on Earth.

Most Recent Common Ancestor

The immediate forebear from whom every organism within a group directly originates.

Eukaryotes

Organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes, unlike prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea).

Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection

An evolutionary process where rare phenotypes have a selective advantage over more common ones, maintaining genetic diversity in a population.