SKILL: READING EFFECTIVELY In the space provided, write the letter of the part of the brain that best matches the
description.
1. regulates balance
a. cerebrum
b. cerebellum
2. leads to the spinal cord
c. brain stem
3. largest part of the brain
4. divided into two hemispheres
5. pons is located here
6. contains the corpus callosum
7. responds to information about body position

1. cerebellum

2. brainstem

3. cerebrum

4. cerebrum

5. brainstem

6. cerebrum

7. cerebellum

Explanation:

The cerebellum is a region of the brain located behind the top part of the brainstem, which coordinates voluntary movements (e.g., posture, balance, coordination, speech). The cerebellum is well known to regulate the balance of the body. The brainstem is a type of automatic control center that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. The pons represents a group of nerves that serve as connection between the cerebrum and cerebellum. The pons are located in the brainstem (between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata). The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and can be divided into right and left hemispheres. These hemispheres communicate with each other by the corpus callosum.

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

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