You Discover a New Organism with the Following Characteristics: the Body

question 75

Multiple Choice

You discover a new organism with the following characteristics: the body is wormlike and has a fluid-filled cavity, the feeding organ looks like a proboscis, and there is a complete digestive tract. The organism is probably a(n)

• A) annelid.
• B) flatworm.
• C) nematode.
• D) ribbon worm.
• E) horsehair worm.

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Definitions:

Life's Stresses

The various types of pressures and adversities that individuals may encounter throughout their lives.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-phase process that describes the physiological changes the body goes through when under stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Constructive Coping

Strategies that are adaptive and help individuals deal with stress in healthy ways, leading to problem resolution.

Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome

A model outlining the process the body undergoes when responding to stress, including the stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion, identified by endocrinologist Hans Selye.