According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)

question 214

True/False

According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), internationally girls' verbal skills are at a more advanced level than boys.

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Definitions:

Speciation

Origin of new species due to the evolutionary process of descent with modification.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that involves random changes in the frequency of alleles within a population over time.

Allele

Alternative form of a gene; alleles occur at the same locus on homologous chromosomes.

Bottleneck Effect

A sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events or human activities, leading to a loss of genetic variation.