The Following Questions Refer to the Description Below

question 48

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the description below.
Terry catches a ray-finned fish from the ocean and notices that, attached to its flank, there is an equally long, snakelike organism. The attached organism has no external segmentation, no scales, a round mouth surrounded by a sucker and two small eyes. Terry thinks it might be a marine leech, a hagfish, or a lamprey.
-Terry detaches the snakelike organism from the fish and uses a knife to cut off its head. In doing so, its brain slides out onto the deck of the boat. Terry peers into the cut end of the head and notices that the brain had lain in a sort of pan-like structure that only partially surrounded the brain. What is the structure Terry is observing, and what is it made of?

• A)skull, bone
• B)cranium, bone
• C)cranium, cartilage
• D)vertebral column, bone
• E)vertebral column, cartilage

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

A group dynamic where individual contributions towards a goal diminish in comparison to efforts made when working alone.

Exert

To apply or bring to bear a force, influence, or quality, typically with effort.

Common Goal

A shared aim or objective by a group of people, which often motivates collective action toward its achievement.

Group Polarization

The tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members, often leading to a more pronounced stance.