If You Were to Use a Brain Imaging Device to Observe

question 159

Multiple Choice

If you were to use a brain imaging device to observe the brain activity of children as they were drawing and putting puzzles together, you would expect to see the most neural activity in which region of the brain?

• A) in the right hemisphere
• B) in the left hemisphere
• C) in both left and right hemispheres, in roughly equal amounts
• D) in neither the left nor right hemisphere, since visual tasks are coordinated by the cerebellum

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Definitions:

Gnetophyta

A division of gymnosperms comprising woody plants with some angiosperm-like features, including the genera Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia.

Gametophyte

The haploid phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes for sexual reproduction.

Pollen Grain

The immature male gametophyte of seed plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms) that produces sperm capable of fertilization.

Microsporocytes

Cells in plants that undergo meiosis to produce microspores, which eventually develop into male gametophytes or pollen grains.