A Long-Term Study on Guppies Illustrates the Effect of Predation

question 6

Multiple Choice

A long-term study on guppies illustrates the effect of predation on life history traits. In the study, streams with killifish (which prey on immature guppies) had guppies that ____, compared to guppies in streams with cichlids (which prey on mature guppies) .

• A)were smaller
• B)had larger broods per year
• C)reproduced at an earlier age
• D)were smaller and had fewer broods per year
• E)had fewer broods per year and reproduced at an older age

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Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Surface Structure

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Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory that suggests the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition.