What Professional Credential Is Based on Meeting Predetermined Qualifications and Typically

question 36

Multiple Choice

What professional credential is based on meeting predetermined qualifications and typically requires passing an exam?

• A) licensure
• B) certification
• C) doctor of philosophy
• D) master's degree

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Definitions:

Intraspecific Competition

A situation in ecology where individuals of the same species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem, such as food, space, or mates.

Character Displacement

The tendency for two similar species to diverge (become more different) in areas where their ranges overlap; reduces interspecific competition.

Limiting Resource

An environmental resource that because it is scarce or unfavorable tends to restrict the ecological niche of an organism.

Genetic Mutations

Permanent alterations in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, leading to variations in the phenotype of an organism, which can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful.