During a Field Trip, an Instructor Touched a Moth Resting

question 58

Multiple Choice

During a field trip, an instructor touched a moth resting on a tree trunk. The moth raised its forewings to reveal large eyespots on its hind wings. The instructor asked the students why the moth lifted its wings. One student answered that sensory receptors had fired and triggered a neuronal reflex culminating in the contraction of certain muscles. A second student responded that the behavior might frighten predators. Which of the following best characterizes these hypotheses?

• A) The first explanation is correct, but the second is incorrect.
• B) The first explanation refers to proximate causation, whereas the second refers to ultimate causation.
• C) The first explanation is testable as a scientific hypothesis, whereas the second is not.
• D) Both explanations are reasonable and simply represent a difference of opinion.

Describe the conditions under which the earned income credit is available and how it's adjusted for inflation.

Determine qualifying expenses for education credits and how they are calculated.

Understand the criteria for qualifying individuals for the child and dependent care expenses credit.

Recognize the impact of AGI on the availability and amount of various tax credits including the retirement savings contributions credit.

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Definitions:

Genes

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Sapir-Whorf Thesis

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Rites of Passage

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Rite of Passage

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