You are watching a science fiction movie about a strange world where, for some reason, the planet's temperature is slowly increasing. As the planet gets hotter and hotter over several centuries, it is determined that animals
that are more skilled at cooling themselves tend to survive and reproduce, while animals that have no system for ventilating heat tend to die off and become extinct. Which of the following might be an appropriate (if admittedly silly) name for such a movie?
a. Genetic Predispositions in Alternate Galaxies
b. Chromosome Mapping and the Andromeda Effect
c. The Darwin Effect: Natural Selection In Space
d. The Intergalactic Genome Project
Answer: C
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