What Part of the Brain Is Responsible for Monitoring Incoming

question 203

Multiple Choice

What part of the brain is responsible for monitoring incoming information and alerting higher brain areas?

• A) the reticular activating system
• B) the hypothalamus
• C) the medulla
• D) the hippocampus

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Definitions:

Random Mating

A mating system where all individuals within a population have an equal chance of mating with each other, leading to genetic diversity.

Artificial Selection

The process by which humans breed plants or animals for particular genetic characteristics.

Directional Selection

Mode of natural selection in which forms of a trait at one end of a range of variation are adaptive.

Disruptive Selection

Mode of natural selection in which forms of a trait at both ends of a range of variation are adaptive, and intermediate forms are selected against.