When a Person Is Consuming Alcohol at a Rate That

question 9

Multiple Choice

When a person is consuming alcohol at a rate that results in increases in blood alcohol content, it is likely that his or her

• A) speech and language skills will increase.
• B) vision will become clearer and then will become impaired.
• C) level of disorientation and confusion will increase.
• D) emotional responses will diminish.

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Definitions:

Photoperiodic Response

The physiological reaction of organisms to the length of night or day, affecting flowering, reproduction, and other seasonal activities.

Short-day Plant

Plants that require long nights (short days) to induce flowering.

Poinsettia

A plant with red and green foliage, often associated with Christmas.

Cryptochrome

A class of flavoproteins that are sensitive to blue light and are involved in the circadian rhythms and photoperiodism in plants and animals.