When Shana Listens to a Symphony at the Opera House

question 297

Multiple Choice

When Shana listens to a symphony at the opera house, neurons send that information to her thalamus, where it is processed before traveling onward to her auditory cortex and hippocampus. This processing of information within Shana's thalamus is MOST likely due to the activity of:

• A) afferent neurons.
• B) interneurons.
• C) endocrine hormones.
• D) motor neurons.

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Definitions:

Dispersal Patterns

The way in which organisms move or spread from their point of origin to other areas, affecting population dynamics and ecosystem structure.

Clumped Dispersion

The spatial distribution pattern of a population in which individuals are more concentrated in specific parts of the habitat. Also called aggregated distribution and patchiness. Compare with random dispersion and uniform dispersion.

Growth Rate

The rate at which the size of an organism or population increases, usually expressed as a percentage of increase over a specific period of time.

Population

A group of individuals of the same species inhabiting a specific geographical area and capable of interbreeding.