Thad Returns Home from Class on a Hot Summer's Evening

question 112

Multiple Choice

Thad returns home from class on a hot summer's evening, turns on the air conditioner full blast, and sits down to watch television. His roommate Sean returns home an hour later and wonders how Thad can hear the television above the loud noise of the air conditioner. Thad remarks that he doesn't even notice the sound. Which process causes the air conditioner to seem louder to Sean than to Thad? ​

• A)transduction
• B)perception
• C)sensory adaptation
• D)sensation

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Chromosomes

Structures located within the nucleus of a cell, composed of DNA and proteins, that carry genetic information in the form of genes.

Genes

The basic biological units of heredity located on chromosomes, containing the instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known organisms.

Fraternal

pertaining to brothers; showing a close and supportive relationship like that between brothers.