The Time Since 10,000 B

question 153

Multiple Choice

The time since 10,000 B.P. is most properly known as the ________ epoch.

• A) Pleistocene
• B) Permian
• C) Holocene
• D) Wisconsin
• E) dinosaur

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Definitions:

Analogy

A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification, showing similarities in some respects.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along neurons, allowing them to communicate with each other and with other types of cells.

Terminal Buttons

The small knobs at the end of an axon that release chemical signals from the neuron into the synapse to stimulate the next neuron.

Stimulation

The activity of promoting or encouraging a physical or biological response through external or internal factors.