Some Dioecious Species Have the XY Genotype for Male and XX

question 47

Multiple Choice

Some dioecious species have the XY genotype for male and XX for female. After double fertilization, what would be the genotypes of the endosperm nuclei and embryos?

• A)embryo X and endosperm XX or embryo Y and endosperm XY
• B)embryo XX and endosperm XX or embryo XY and endosperm XY
• C)embryo XX and endosperm XXX or embryo XY and endosperm XYY
• D)embryo XX and endosperm XXX or embryo XY and endosperm XXY
• E)embryo XY and endosperm XXX or embryo XX and endosperm XXY

Identify variables likely to have positive or negative correlations with specific behaviors such as alcohol consumption.

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Understand the components of an experimental design, including independent and dependent variables, control, and treatment groups.

Explain the use of inferential statistics in psychology and the concept of statistical significance.

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Definitions:

Nominal Interest

The rate of interest before adjustments for inflation; the stated interest rate on a financial product.

Compounding

The process of finding the future value of a single payment or series of payments.

Amortized

The process of gradually paying off debt through a series of fixed payments over time, which cover both principal and interest.

Annual End-Of-Year Payments

Regular payments made at the end of each year, often in the context of annuities or certain types of loans where payments are deferred until the end of the period.