Reviewers of Grant Proposals Use Criteria to Evaluate Them

question 48

Essay

Reviewers of grant proposals use criteria to evaluate them. List five items that need to be addressed.

Identify the types of selection (directional, stabilizing, disruptive) and predict their effects on trait distribution.

Comprehend how environmental challenges can lead to adaptive evolution in species.

Apply quantitative genetics methods to calculate selection differential and heritability.

Assess the possibility and processes for adaptive evolution of phenotypic plasticity in response to environmental changes.

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Definitions:

Outstanding

An adjective describing something that is still in progress, unsettled, not yet resolved, or in the case of financials, amounts owed that have not yet been paid.

Shares Issued

The total number of shares that a corporation has legally sold to shareholders, including those held by the public and by the company.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation with a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, usually with fixed dividends.

Net Income

The total profit or loss of a business after all expenses, including taxes and operating costs, have been deducted from total revenue.