If a slightly taller-than-average giraffe is capable of reaching higher leaves on trees, and this animal lives to breed and pass on its genes, what would describe this situation?
A. Darwinism
B. natural selection
C. mutation
D. selective advantage
Answer: B
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Smith and Snell found ____ among emerging adults to be related to ____ well-being and ____ rates of participation in a variety of risk behaviors
a. religious beliefs and participation; higher; lower b. religious beliefs and participation; lower; higher c. consistent moderate exercise; higher; lower d. consistent moderate exercise; lower; higher
Research on grief has shown that _____________________
a. talking to the deceased spouse was found only among those who had psychological disorders before the loss b. survivors who experience a change in their identity to incorporate the recognition of the death are the ones most at risk of suicide c. after the initial shock fades, people who were not depressed before the loss will not be depressed after it because of their innate resiliency d. after the initial shock fades, most bereaved people resume their daily activities, but it may take weeks or months
What percent of women living on their own in late adulthood live on an income below the poverty line?
a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25%