General Science – Test 4

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Amino acids combine to form proteins.

Unlike prokaryotic cells, a eukaryote has a nucleus.

Deductive reasoning employs a general law or principle.

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

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

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

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.