Ten People Are Sitting in a Row

question 87

Multiple Choice

Ten people are sitting in a row.Their objective is to whisper a secret from one person to the next all the way down the row.The first person whispers the secret to the second person who passes the secret to the third person and so on.After whispering to the third person,the second person in the row notices the ninth person has fallen asleep in their chair,so she gets up,goes down the row and shakes person nine awake.This example is similar to ________.

• A)allosteric control
• B)positive cooperativity
• C)feed-forward activation
• D)negative modulation

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Definitions:

Sororal Polygyny

A form of polygyny where a man is married to multiple wives who are sisters to each other, often practiced in some polygamous societies to strengthen family bonds.

Co-Wives

Women who are married to the same man at the same time, often in cultures that practice polygamy.

Sisters

Female siblings shared by one or both parents, also referring to a close bond between women not related by blood.

First-Cousin Marriage

A type of marriage where the spouses are first cousins, sharing grandparents or having two of their four grandparents in common.