Evolution Is Sometimes Described as the Change from Preexisting Life-Forms

question 27

Multiple Choice

Evolution is sometimes described as the change from preexisting life-forms to modern-day organisms. What actually changes, in every case of evolution, is the:

• A)rate of reproduction.
• B)ability of organisms to respond to external stimuli.
• C)energy and nutritional demands of the organism.
• D)genetic makeup of the species.
• E)species' physical appearance

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Definitions:

Market Prices

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold, influenced by factors like supply and demand.

Mineral Supplies

The total availability of extractable minerals and elements from the earth's crust that are valuable for economic and industrial processes.

Scarcity

A situation in which available resources are insufficient to satisfy the wants and needs of people or the ecosystem.

Raw Materials

Basic substances in their natural, modified, or semi-processed state, used as inputs for production processes.