Mutations

question 58

Multiple Choice

Mutations

• A) can be helpful, neutral, or harmful to individuals.
• B) arise due to environmental pressures.
• C) limit the potential for evolution.
• D) are caused by natural selection.

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Definitions:

White Landowners

Historically, individuals of European descent who owned substantial agricultural lands, often in contexts involving racial and economic power dynamics.

Radical Republicans

A faction within the U.S. Republican Party after the Civil War focused on ensuring the rights of freed slaves and implementing harsh reconstruction policies on Southern states.

Reconstruction Policy

Refers to the strategies and laws implemented in the United States after the Civil War (1865-1877) aimed at rebuilding and reinstating the Southern states while transforming society and ensuring the rights of freed slaves.