Natural Selection Refers to

question 141

Multiple Choice

Natural selection refers to

• A) the in-born tendencies that enable us to adapt to our environment
• B) characteristics that are likely to increase our chances of survival which are more likely to be preserved in a species
• C) the change over time in the frequency with which particular genes occur within a species
• D) several genes combining their influence to create a single phenotypic trait

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Definitions:

Right Tail

The portion of a distribution to the right of a specified value, often related to the significance level in hypothesis testing.

Observed Frequencies

The actual number of occurrences or instances recorded in each category or interval of a study.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated count of occurrences in each category of a variable, calculated under a specific hypothesis in a chi-square test.

Shape

Describes the geometric or visual characteristics of an object or distribution, such as symmetry, skewness, or roundness.