The Earth's Biodiversity Is Determined by the Balance Between ____

question 5

Multiple Choice

The earth's biodiversity is determined by the balance between ____.

• A) geographic isolation and reproductive isolation
• B) speciation and extinction
• C) mass extinction and background extinction
• D) speciation and genetic engineering
• E) reproductive isolation and extinction

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Definitions:

Rewards

Incentives or positive outcomes that encourage certain behaviors.

Responses

Reactions or behavior exhibited by an organism in response to a stimulus.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which an individual becomes passive and unable to act to control or change a situation because of repeated exposure to uncontrollable events.

Avoidance Procedure

A behavioral training method where learning occurs through the avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus.