A Week-Old Infant Has One Scheme for Sucking and Another

question 16

Multiple Choice

A week-old infant has one scheme for sucking and another for hand and arm movements. It doesn't take long, however, for these two schemes to become coordinated, resulting in a thumb-sucking scheme. What is this concept referred to as?

• A) complementarity
• B) organization
• C) adaptation
• D) assimilation

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Definitions:

Antibiotic Resistance

The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to resist the effects of an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive, leading to treatment challenges.

Viral Resistance

The ability of an organism or cell to resist the effects of a virus, often through genetic or biochemical mechanisms.

Motility

The ability of an organism or cell to move by itself, utilizing various mechanisms like flagella or muscular contractions.

Chromosomes

Filamentous entities found within the nucleus of both animal and plant cells, composed of protein and a singular molecule of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).