Plasma Monitors Offer Large Screen Sizes and Rich Colors

question 110

Multiple Choice

Plasma monitors offer large screen sizes and rich colors. Which of the following statements describe how plasma monitors work?

• A)Voltage is applied to a layer of gas between two glass plates, which releases a UV light that causes the pixels on the screen to glow.
• B)Electricity is funneled through glass tubes, which correspond to bits and bytes and enable a bright color display.
• C)A pool of plasma appears behind the monitor screen and uses heat and light to turn the pixel display on an off.
• D)Radiation is used to cause reflections of color that are then displayed on the screen.

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Definitions:

Sexual Selection

Refers to differential reproductive success resulting from the competition for fertilization, which can occur through competition among individuals of the same sex (intrasexual selection) or through attraction to the opposite sex (intersexual selection).

Heterozygote Advantage

A genetic phenomenon where individuals with two different alleles for a particular trait have a greater fitness than those with two identical alleles.

Frequency-Dependent Selection

A type of natural selection where the fitness of a phenotype or genotype depends on its frequency in the population.

GDF9 Gene

A gene that is important for ovarian follicle development in females and has been implicated in fertility.