You Overhear Brent Talking with David

question 221

Multiple Choice

You overhear Brent talking with David.But the only thing you hear is David saying,"They all have wings." You ask Brent for a clarification and he says,"A bird,a plane,and a butterfly." Then you realize that they're:

• A) talking about transformational rules
• B) grouping objects using some common property they all share
• C) referring to telegraphic speech
• D) overgeneralizing

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Definitions:

Protein Molecules

Large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body, including catalyzing metabolic reactions and supporting cellular structure.

Reproductive Advantage

A genetic or behavioral characteristic that increases an organism's likelihood of successful reproduction and passing genes to subsequent generations.

Natural Selection

The process through which traits that enhance survival and reproduction become more common in successive generations of a population.

Human Genome

The complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in cell nuclei and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria.