Mai Can Understand the Metaphor, "My Heart Is an Open

question 23

Multiple Choice

Mai can understand the metaphor, "My heart is an open book," because she is able to focus on the:

• A) concrete and familiar associations.
• B) semantic structure of the sentence.
• C) abstract and conceptual relations.
• D) observable features of the objects.

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Definitions:

Bacteriorhodopsin

A protein found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria that acts as a light-driven proton pump, aiding in converting light energy into chemical energy.

Calvin Cycle

A set of chemical reactions that take place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis. The cycle is light-independent and is used to fix carbon into carbohydrates.

Extreme Halophiles

Certain types of archaea, and few types of bacteria and protists, that inhabit environments with very high salt concentrations.

Exotoxins

Toxic substances secreted by bacteria into their surrounding environment, often contributing to bacterial virulence and disease symptoms in hosts.