On a Planet Where Cows Are Called Zoht!,the Inhabitants Use

question 51

Multiple Choice

On a planet where cows are called zoht!,the inhabitants use the name "zoht!" any time they refer to cows.A psycholinguist would argue on the basis of this fact that the aliens' language is

• A)regularly structured.
• B)arbitrarily symbolic.
• C)dynamic.
• D)static.

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Definitions:

Common Ancestor

The most recent individual from which any two or more species are descended.

Fungi

Fungi are a kingdom of usually multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophic, obtaining their food by absorbing nutrients from their surroundings.

Heterotrophic

An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.

Photosynthetic

Pertaining to the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy.