Comparing the Structure of the Human Brain to That of Other

question 251

Multiple Choice

Comparing the structure of the human brain to that of other animals reveals that:

• A)human brain organization bears little or no resemblance to that of lower animals, such as birds and fish.
• B)all animals have a cerebellum, but only humans and other primates have a cortex.
• C)the human cortex is much more complex than that of lower animals, which makes up for the absence of a cerebellum in the human brain.
• D)the basic structure of the human brain is similar to that of many other animals, but a higher proportion of the human brain is devoted to the cortex.

Identify the key stages of prenatal development and understand the significance of each stage.

Understand the role of sex chromosomes in determining biological sex.

Grasp the concept of gene expression and how it varies in different cells.

Acknowledge the impact of epigenetic changes on physical and psychological characteristics.

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