Sensation + Perception
What are our five basic senses?
Smell, Taste, Touch, Sight, and Hearing
How many stages of sleep are there?
Four stages (N1, N2, N3, and REM)
What is the name of someone who tracks and pursues storms on the ground?
Storm Chaser
What type of microorganism did we specifically use to craft our plates?
Yeast!
What is the way our brain organizes and puts sensory information into context?
Perception
What is the name for your body's "biological clock"?
The Circadian Rhythm
When discussing health care-related fields, what is the name of the segments of our DNA that code for protein?
Genes
Do yeast contain chloroplasts? (Y/N)
No!
What is the process by which we receive information from the environment?
Sensation
During which stage of sleep do you have the most vivid dreams?
REM
What is the name for the step in the scientific method that describes a tentative explanation that is proposed prior to an experiment?
A Hypothesis
What kingdom do yeast belong to? (Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, or Animalia)
Fungi
Named after a German psychologist, what is the name of the principle that explains how the human brain organizes visual information into "whole" structures?
Gestalt Principles
What type of memory is sleep suggested to play a role in for consolidation?
Long-term memory
What is the name for the family trees that genetic counselors utilize to help determine the likelihood of disease?
Pedigrees
What type of reproduction do yeast undergo?
sexual and asexual (fission and budding) reproduction
What type of processing is driven by sensory input and uses data to generate meaning?
(top-down or bottom-up)
Bottom-up processing
What hormone does your body produce in response to darkness that makes you sleepier?
Melatonin
What is the name of one of the types of research that we discussed?
Wet-lab, Clinical, or Computational are all acceptable answers
What is the name for organisms that do not produce their own food and must rely on organic substances?
Heterotrophs