Define the Flynn Effect and Identify 2 Factors That May

question 110

Essay

Define the Flynn effect and identify 2 factors that may contribute to changes in IQ.

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Definitions:

Protists

The group of eukaryotic organisms that are not a plant, fungus, or animal. Protists are generally a microscopic, complex single cell; they evolved before other types of eukaryotes in the history of Earth.

Common Ancestor

The most recent individual from which all organisms in a group are directly descended.

Green Algae

Members of a diverse group of photosynthetic protists; contain chlorophylls a and b and have other biochemical characteristics like those of plants.

Chlamydomonas

A genus of green algae that are unicellular flagellates, often used in biological research as a model organism.