Describe a Hypothetical Situation in Which Two Isolated Human Populations

question 24

Essay

Describe a hypothetical situation in which two isolated human populations evolve very different muscle fiber composition. In other words, what environmental conditions or food-gathering strategies might cause a prevalence of one fiber type (fast-twitch versus slow-twitch) to be more adaptive than another?

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity in a business.

CCA Class

Capital Cost Allowance Class; categories used in Canadian tax law to determine the depreciation rate for tax purposes on tangible and intangible assets.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method that allocates the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life to account for the decline in its value over time.

Fixed Assets

Durable physical assets owned and utilized by a company in its operations for the purpose of producing revenue.