Motion Sickness

question 35

Multiple Choice

Motion sickness

• A)consists of phantom sound sensations such as roaring or buzzing.
• B)occurs when conflicting information reaches the brain from the inner ears and the eyes.
• C)involves a fluid abnormality in one or both ears causing vertigo and hearing loss.
• D)involves a mechanical deficiency in the transmission of sound waves from the outer ear to the spiral organ.
• E)involves a mis-function within the spiral organ or nerve pathways of the ear.

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Definitions:

Intermediate Phenotype

An intermediate phenotype exhibits characteristics that are between two extremes of a trait, often seen in heterozygotes in incomplete dominance genetic patterns.

Reproductive Success

The success an individual has in passing its genes to the next generation, often measured by the number of offspring that survive to reproduce.

Heritable Variation

Differences in genetic information that are passed from parents to offspring through reproduction, contributing to genetic diversity within a population.

Allopatric Speciation

Model that proposes that new species arise due to an interruption of gene flow between populations that are separated geographically.