General Science – Test 4

Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction where a molecule of water ruptures one or more chemical bonds

ADHD is a mental health disorder associated with above normal hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.

Dysfunction is a deviation from the norms of social behavior in a way regarded as bad.

Methylation adds a methyl group to pre-tRNA and pre-rRNA.

In theory, the capacity of long-term memory could be limitless.

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale identifies major stressful life events and the chances of developing a stress related illness.

A learning disability is a neurological disorder, sometimes called a difference in how a person's brain is "wired."

Deductive reasoning employs a general law or principle.

The two main features of a scientific hypothesis are falsifiability and testabality--shown in an “If…then” statement showing the idea and its possibility to be supported or refuted.

Endotherms are organisms that maintains their body at a metabolically favorable temperature, largely by the use of heat set free by its internal bodily functions, not purely on ambient heat.

The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine just beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum.

Phylogenetic shows the evolutionary sequence following lineages from a common anscestor.

Unlike prokaryotic cells, a eukaryote has a nucleus.

A case study is an in-depth study of one person. Freud's work and theories were often developed through individual case studies.

Compulsions are the act of performing certain tasks over and over to release stress.

Amino acids combine to form proteins.