Which Is NOT TRUE About Chemoautotrophs

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT TRUE about chemoautotrophs?

• A)They were the first cells on earth.
• B)They thrived on oxygen.
• C)They used methane as a carbon source.
• D)Many became extinct with the arrival of photoautotrophs.
• E)They did not use solar energy to feed themselves.

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Definitions:

Cocktail Party Effect

The brain's ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when a person can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room.

Inattentional Blindness

A cognitive phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight, due to their focus being engaged on another task or aspect of the environment.

Dual Processing

The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks in the mind.

Blindsight

A condition in which a person can respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them, typically due to damage to the primary visual cortex.