The Viking Landers Pyrolytic-Release Experiment,which Was Used to Look for Life

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Viking Landers pyrolytic-release experiment,which was used to look for life on Mars,was based on the idea that in

• A) respiration,organisms take in some gases and release others,thus altering the composition of the atmosphere around them.
• B) photosynthesis,gases are removed from the atmosphere and incorporated into the organism.
• C) running around a maze,an organism's heart rate goes up.
• D) metabolism,organisms consume nutrients from the soil and produce gases as a by-product.

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Definitions:

Actual Productivity

The real output or results produced by an individual, group, or organization, as opposed to potential output or expected performance.

Faulty Process

An ineffective or flawed procedure that leads to undesired outcomes.

Disjunctive Tasks

Tasks for which the performance of the group is determined by the best individual performance within the group.

Social Loafing

describes the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.