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question 49

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question.
An elementary school science teacher decided to liven up the classroom with a saltwater aquarium. Knowing that saltwater aquaria can be quite a hassle, the teacher proceeded stepwise. First, the teacher conditioned the water. Next, the teacher decided to stock the tank with various marine invertebrates, including a polychaete, a siliceous sponge, several bivalves, a shrimp, several sea anemones of different types, a colonial hydra, a few coral species, an ectoproct, a sea star, and several herbivorous gastropod varieties. Lastly, she added some vertebrates-a parrot fish and a clown fish. She arranged for daily feedings of copepods and feeder fish.
Normally, the clown fish readily swims among the tentacles of the sea anemones; the parrot fish avoids them. One hypothesis for the clown fish's apparent immunity is that they slowly build a tolerance to the sea anemone's toxin. A second hypothesis is that a chemical in the mucus that coats the clown fish prevents the nematocysts from being triggered. Which of the following graphs supports the first, but not the second, of these hypotheses?

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Definitions:

Vocal Abilities

The capability to produce sounds using the vocal tract, important for speech and singing in humans.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory that the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition, suggesting that language and thought are interrelated.

Idealized Prototype Construct

A cognitive representation of a perfect example or ideal model of a particular category or concept.

Bottom-up Processing

An approach whereby the brain processes information from specific features to higher-level concepts, beginning with sensory input.