When an Organism Becomes Acclimated to a New Environmental Situation;

question 31

Multiple Choice

When an organism becomes acclimated to a new environmental situation; it will generally involve

• A) physiological changes.
• B) genetic changes.
• C) sociological changes.
• D) both physiological changes and genetic changes.
• E) both genetic changes and sociological changes.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Regression Coefficient

A value that represents the degree of change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in the independent variable within a regression model.

Linear Association

A relationship between two variables that can be graphically represented with a straight line, indicating a constant rate of increase or decrease between them.

Multiple Regression Model

A method in statistics that relies on various independent variables to anticipate the response of a dependent variable.