What Are Adaptations

question 17

Multiple Choice

What are adaptations?

• A)inherited characteristics of organisms that enhance their survival and reproduction in specific environments
• B)acquired characteristics of organisms that enhance their survival and reproduction in specific environments
• C)processes that allow individuals with certain inherited traits to survive and reproduce
• D)patterns seen in fossils documenting the origins of other new groups of organisms

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Definitions:

Empirical Rules

A set of guidelines that indicate how the data are spread in a normal distribution, specifically stating that approximately 68%, 95%, and 99.7% of the data fall within one, two, and three standard deviations from the mean, respectively.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.

Observations

Data collected or noticed during an experiment or study, often referring to the individual data points or recorded occurrences.

Empirical Rules

Generalizations based on observations and experience rather than theory, often used in statistical analysis.