General Science – Test 2

empirical science is supported by the evidence or senses--or is based on elements of experience.

A number of factors that can increase the risk of psychopathology -- biological, medical, heredity, lack of social support, among other things.

The DSM-5 is a publication by the American Psychiatric Association to classify mental disorders using a common language and criteria.

Plant roots absorb water from soil.

Cellulose makes up most of the cell wall of plants.

Systematics give key information of species, helping us identify them.

Having few options for dealing with an adverse situation can worsen stress.

A clade consists of organisms and all their descendants.

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale measures intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents.

A hypothesis is a possible explanation for something that can be tested.

Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) is caused by severe trauma and other issues such as physical or emotional abuse.

Nucleotides have a sugar molecule (ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) with a phosphate group and a base containing nitrogen.

Inductive reasoning makes generalizations from observations.

The cerebral cortex plays an important role in consciousness.

A population has the ability to interbreed.

Estivation lowers metabolic rate and is used by desert animals to survive through the hot climate.