Gentics, Evolution, Behavior

Question 1

Genetics

Answer 1

The mechanisms and phenomena of heredity and the laws that determine inherited traits.

Question 2

Monozygotic Twins

Answer 2

Single eggs the splits into half (genetically identical)

Question 3

Dizygotic Twins

Answer 3

Two separate fertilized eggs (fraternal twins)

Question 4

Chromosomes

Answer 4

a strand or filament composed of nucleic acid (mainly DNA in humans) and proteins (see chromatin) that carries the genetic, or hereditary, traits of an individual.

Question 5

Twin Studies

Answer 5

a special type of epidemiological study designed to measure the contribution of genetics, as opposed to the environment, to a given trait.

Question 6

Epigenetics

Answer 6

The study of the molecular mechanisms by which environments can influence genetic expression

Question 7

Evolutionary Psychology

Answer 7

The study of behavior, thought, and feeling as viewed through the lens of evolutionary biology.

Question 8

Genes (Environmental Interaction)

Answer 8

Genes are self-regulating - they react to the environment.
- Genes and experiences interact.

Question 9

Sensation

Answer 9

the process of the sensory organs transforming physical energy into neurological impulses the brain interprets as the five senses of vision, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.

Question 10

Perception

Answer 10

The process or result of becoming aware of objects, relationships, and events by means of the senses, including such activities as recognizing, observing, and discriminating.

Question 11

Transduction

Answer 11

Conversion of one form of energy into another

Question 12

Absolute Threshold

Answer 12

he smallest level of energy required by an external stimulus to be detectable by the human senses, including vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch