Which of the Following Best Describes a Model Organism

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a model organism?

• A) It is often pictured in textbooks and easy for students to imagine.
• B) It lends itself to many studies that are useful to beginning students.
• C) It is well studied, easy to grow, and results are widely applicable.
• D) It is small, inexpensive to raise, and lives a long time.
• E) It has been chosen for study by the earliest biologists.

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Definitions:

DSM-5

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a comprehensive classification of mental disorders by the American Psychiatric Association.

Paraphilia

A condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities.

Paraphilic Disorder

Disorder characterized by atypical sexual activity that involves one of the following: (1) nonhuman objects, (2) nonconsenting adults, (3) the suffering or humiliation of oneself or one’s partner, or (4) children.

Hypersexual Disorder

A proposed disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors that is not currently recognized in the main diagnostic manuals.