Which of the Following Is NOT a Characteristic of Short-Term

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of short-term memory?

• A) Information is stored for several days.
• B) Information is stored for several seconds.
• C) It is continually monitored by control processes.
• D) New information is combined with knowledge from long-term memory.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

A process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, driving the evolution of species.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle stating that the genetic variation in a population will remain constant from one generation to the next in the absence of disturbing factors.

Allele Frequencies

The relative frequency of alleles (variations of a gene) within a population.

Dominant Gene

A dominant gene is an allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of another allele, effectively masking the effects of a recessive allele.