Evolution Can Best Be Defined as

question 39

Multiple Choice

Evolution can best be defined as

• A) the appearance of a new species.
• B) a change in allele frequencies in a breeding population over time.
• C) changes in the DNA of an individual over his or her lifetime.
• D) a process that occurs only over extremely long periods of time.

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Definitions:

Credit Option

An agreement that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to borrow funds or extend credit under specified conditions.

M3

M3 is a measure of the money supply that includes M2 (cash, checking deposits, and easily convertible near money) plus large time deposits, institutional money market funds, and larger liquid assets.

Reserve Ratio

A regulation set by central banks determining the minimum amount of reserves that must be held by a commercial bank, expressed as a percentage of the bank's total deposits.

Money Supply

The complete collection of monetary funds in an economy, including cash, coins, and the balances in checking and savings accounts, at a given moment.