Organisms Interact with Their Environments,exchanging Matter and Energy

question 50

Multiple Choice

Organisms interact with their environments,exchanging matter and energy.For example,what do plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into?

• A)the energy of motion
• B)carbon dioxide and water
• C)the potential energy of chemical bonds
• D)oxygen
• E)kinetic energy

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are transformed into their opposite, often presented in exaggerated or compulsive behaviors.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts or feelings are unconsciously excluded from consciousness.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or facts, thus avoiding a potentially distressing truth.

Upper Lobe

Refers to the top section of the lungs, where each lung is divided into lobes; the right lung has three lobes, and the left lung has two.