Exam 3: Biology and Behavior

An instructor looking at her class is also looking at:

Darrius was visiting his cousin's dairy farm.His cousin pointed out that they were using selective breeding to increase milk production.What did he mean?

A child's brain looks and behaves very differently than an adult's brain due to changes in the structure of the brain over the lifetime.This phenomenon is due to a property known as:

The mutation that became the recessive characteristic for sickle-cell anemia is adaptive in:

Which brain stem structure influences the sleep cycle,as well as general alertness?

One mechanism of drugs is to alter the availability of neurotransmitters,thus affecting the functioning of neurons.Antagonistic drugs _____ the availability,whereas agonistic drugs _____ the availability.

The cross-sensory experience of tasting a visual image or seeing particular words in color is called:

Messages are sent to the brain or spinal cord from the body via _____ neurons; messages leave the brain and spinal cord via _____ neurons.

DNA consists of:

Propagation of the action potential occurs:

A gene is:

A synapse is a:

You read that a group of brain cells called the suprachiasmatic nucleus helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle,a bodily function.Based on your text's discussion of subcortical structures,you surmise that the suprachiasmatic nucleus is located in the:

The results of the Human Genome Project indicate that humans have approximately _____ as many genes as a fly or worm.

Walking to his car late at night,Otto became extra vigilant and his body was on alert for danger.These responses were due to the actions of the:

Gregor Mendel developed the experimental technique called:

Which of the following is NOT a part of a neuron?

Cultural neuroscience is least likely to involve:

Which of the following came first?

If you touch something hot,_____ neurons-often called _____ neurons-send a signal from the spinal cord to your muscle to withdraw your finger.