Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 41

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen Foster

• A)invented the telegraph
• B)invented the sewing machine
• C)with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company
• D)earned a medical degree, a first of its kind
• E)was a piano maker and immigrant
• F)helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public education
• G)was the first clipper ship
• H)improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great Plains
• I)was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton
• J)was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brand
• K)was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favorite
• L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

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Definitions:

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

A small region in the brain's hypothalamus responsible for controlling circadian rhythms.

Biological Clock

An innate mechanism that controls the physiological activities of an organism, such as sleep cycles, puberty, and aging.

Hypothalamus

A small but crucial part of the brain located below the thalamus, responsible for regulating many bodily functions including hunger, thirst, sleep, and emotions.

SAD

Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression that occurs at a certain time of the year, usually in winter.