Byssal Threads Are Used by Mussels to Cope With

question 2

Multiple Choice

Byssal threads are used by mussels to cope with:

• A)Dessication.
• B)Wave shock.
• C)Restricted feeding.
• D)Salinity changes.
• E)Temperature changes.

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Definitions:

Neural Connections

The links between neurons in the brain, which are created, strengthened, or weakened through experiences and learning.

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from the environment.

Stimulus

Anything in the environment that elicits a response from an organism, crucial in behaviorist theories of learning and conditioning.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells, or neurons, which conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.