If a Researcher Wanted to Study the Effect of Class

question 39

Multiple Choice

If a researcher wanted to study the effect of class size on course evaluations, his or her dependent variable would be:

• A)the professor's gender
• B)class size
• C)determined by random assignment
• D)the content of the course evaluations
• E)all of the above

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Definitions:

Promoter Region

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, essential for gene expression regulation.

Peptide Bond Formation

A biochemical process that involves the joining of two amino acids through a covalent bond between the amino group of one and the carboxyl group of the other, releasing a molecule of water.

tRNA

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during the process of translation in protein synthesis.

Ribosome

Molecular machines within cells that synthesize proteins by translating the information contained in messenger RNA.