Janice, Who Is 55 Years Old, Needs to Get Three

question 119

Multiple Choice

Janice, who is 55 years old, needs to get three projects done by the end of the week at work. When she was younger, she would have worked on all three projects more or less at the same time. Now that she is older, however, Janice needs to work on one project at a time. Janice's current inability to multitask is due to changes in her _____.

• A) vision
• B) flexibility
• C) brain
• D) expertise

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Definitions:

Home Range

The area in which an animal lives and moves on a periodic basis, encompassing the spaces it uses for food, mating, and shelter.

Altruistic

Behavior of an individual that benefits others at its own expense, often seen in social species as a way to enhance group survival.

Fitness Cost

Represents the negative repercussions on an organism's genetic contribution to future generations that can result from the expression of a particular phenotype.

Parental Behavior

Actions taken by parents to ensure the survival and well-being of their offspring, including feeding, protection, and teaching of necessary skills or behaviors.