Application of Skills Directions: Apply the Knowledge You Have Gained from Chapter 7

question 6

Multiple Choice

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 7 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹The first primates arose between 85 million and 65 million years ago, in tropical Paleocene forests. By the Eocene, the primates were living higher in the trees. They now had a shorter snout, a larger brain, better daytime vision, and better ways to grasp and manipulate objects. How did these traits evolve?
²Trees offered food and safety from ground-dwelling predators. There also were zones of uncompromising selection. Picture an Eocene morning, leaves swaying in the breeze, colorful fruit, and predatory birds. An odor-sensitive, long snout would not have been useful; breezes disperse odors. A brain that assessed motion, depth, shape, and color, along with skeletal changes, must have been favored. For example, eye sockets became positioned in front instead of on the sides of the skull-a better arrangement for depth perception.
-adapted from Starr,   Biology: Concepts and Applications , p. 395
What is the purpose of the reading passage?

• A) to entertain
• B) to inform
• C) to persuade
• D) to criticize

Grasp the principles of soil remediation and pollution absorption techniques.

Understand the concept and application of bioremediation in environmental management.

Describe how bacteria and enzymes are utilized in the process of bioremediation.

Identify the differences between phytoremediation and bioremediation.

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Definitions:

Intellectual Disability

A term used for a range of developmental conditions characterized by limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors.

Conceptual Skills

These are abilities that allow an individual to understand complex situations and develop creative solutions by thinking in abstract and strategic terms.

Practical Skills

Skills that involve the ability to perform tasks and activities with the application of practical knowledge, often acquired through hands-on experience.

Extra Copy Of Chromosome 21

A genetic anomaly that results in Down syndrome, characterized by physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.