Tayvyn Is Asked to Count the Toes on His Left

question 145

Multiple Choice

Tayvyn is asked to count the toes on his left foot and report the total. Tayvyn says, "1, 4, 5, 2, 3. There are three!" Tayvyn is demonstrating the ____ principle of counting.

• A) one-to-one
• B) stable-order
• C) organization
• D) cardinality

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosome

A pair of chromosomes that have the same structure and gene sequence, coming one from each parent, and pair up during meiosis.

Translocation

The process in plants where products of photosynthesis are transported from leaves to other parts of the plant through the phloem.

Polyploidy

The condition of having more than two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism, leading to greater genetic variation and adaptations.

Nondisjunction

Nondisjunction is an error during cell division in which chromosomes fail to separate properly, leading to gametes with an abnormal number of chromosomes.