Adaptive Behavior Has Probably Been Selected by Evolutionary Processes Because

question 46

Multiple Choice

Adaptive behavior has probably been selected by evolutionary processes because it

• A)makes the animal the smartest.
• B)allows the animal to live the longest.
• C)allows the animal to live in the widest variety of environments.
• D)allows the animal to produce the largest number of viable offspring.
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the brain.

Appetite Suppression

The decrease in the desire to eat, potentially due to psychological factors, physiological mechanisms, or external substances.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, a key mechanism of evolution described by Charles Darwin.

Evolution

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.