Domain-General Mechanisms Can Be Characterized by All of the Following

question 29

Multiple Choice

Domain-general mechanisms can be characterized by all of the following statements except __________.

• A) they are difficult to identify because there are no domain-general problems
• B) the study of domain-generality has not been as fruitful an avenue of scientific pursuit as domain-specificity
• C) they do not exist
• D) several domain-specific mechanisms working together may appear to be domain-general

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Definitions:

Nucleotides

The basic building blocks of DNA and RNA, composed of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.

Polymers

Large molecules composed of many repeated subunits, known as monomers, which have a wide array of characteristics and uses in both natural and synthetic forms.

Steroid

Type of lipid molecule having a complex of four carbon rings—e.g., cholesterol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

Lipid Molecule

Organic molecules that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.