Damage to the portion of the basilar membrane closest to its base would cause
a. total deafness.
b. the inability to hear low-pitched sounds.
c. the inability to hear medium-pitched sounds.
d. the inability to hear high-pitched sounds.
e. no damage since there are no auditory hair cells there.
d. the inability to hear high-pitched sounds.
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a. The concept of an organism's ability to "acquire" an adaptive trait. b. The exact manner in which human beings evolved from animals. c. The acceptance or rejection of the influence of a "higher power" or "God figure" in evolution. d. The recognition that some traits that are not adaptive can still serve a purpose for a species.
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a. minimal groups. b. jigsaw classrooms. c. old-fashioned racism. d. gender stereotypes.