Which of the Following Is(are)an Example of Sensory Adaptation

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is(are) an example of sensory adaptation?

• A) The act of trying to read a vibrating book while riding in a car causes eyestrain.
• B) When it is totally dark, the rods and cones of the eyes do not send any visual impulses.
• C) After the wound healed, the pain also went away.
• D) You notice the smell of liver and onions cooking when you enter the kitchen, but soon you do not notice the odor although they are still cooking.
• E) At first you did not like rock music but as you became older, you found you liked it.

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Definitions:

Initiator tRNA

The transfer RNA that recognizes the start codon on mRNA and initiates protein synthesis by bringing the first amino acid to the ribosome.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, serving as the building blocks of life.

Leucine

an essential amino acid used in the biosynthesis of proteins, important for muscle repair and growth.

Poly-A Tail

The string of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of a newly synthesized pre-mRNA molecule, playing a role in mRNA stability and translation.