The First Step in the Use of Carbon by Living

question 30

Multiple Choice

The first step in the use of carbon by living organisms occurs in

• A)humans.
• B)vertebrates.
• C)invertebrates.
• D)green plants.
• E)soil bacteria.

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Definitions:

Trust Versus Mistrust

A psychological stage in early childhood development, proposed by Erik Erikson, where an infant learns to trust others if their basic needs are consistently met or develops mistrust due to neglect.

Critical Period

A specific time during development when the organism is particularly susceptible to certain stimuli or environmental influences.

Freud's Psychoanalytic Model

A psychological theory proposing that human behavior is influenced by unconscious motives and conflicts, developed by Sigmund Freud.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development outlining how children's abilities to think and reason progress through four distinct stages from infancy to adolescence.