What Is the Cause of Much of the Decline in the Number

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the cause of much of the decline in the number of children a woman has?

• A)an increase in infertility
• B)the decision to postpone children
• C)the teenage pregnancy rate
• D)a belief in one-child families

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, involved in complex functions such as thought, language, memory, and consciousness.

Cerebellum

A region of the brain that plays an important role in motor control, and it may also be involved in some cognitive functions.

Feature-Detector Cells

Neurons in the brain that specialize in detecting specific features of the environment, such as angles, edges, and movements.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.