The idea that individuals have characteristics (variations) that allow them to survive in a particular environment and reproduce, passing these traits on to their progeny, is known as __________
A. random chance
B. uniformitarianism
C. heritability
D. natural selection
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Why should we not assume that food collectors would automatically switch to food production once they understood the process of domestication?
A) Food production involves more work and less security than food collection. B) Food production cannot support as many people as food collection. C) Food production is associated with a more complex diet than food collection. D) Food production requires less specialized skills than food collection.
Matrilineal descent
a. is less common than patrilineal descent. b. is common in modern industrial societies. c. is found primarily among foragers. d. does not exist in actuality.
From a gene's perspective, the "environment" is made up mainly of __________
a. nutritional factors b. factors such as air temperature and atmospheric gasses c. body temperature d. other genes
Market globalization is:
a. the expansion of a national economy into a complete global economy. b. a unique scenario that only plays out in non-Western countries. c. the process by which capital and other forms cross national boundaries at prices largely determined by global supply and demand. d. when food is sold at the same prices all around the world.