The Term "Fecundity" Refers to an Organism's ____________ While Fertility

question 26

Multiple Choice

The term "fecundity" refers to an organism's ____________ while fertility is ______________.

• A) Physical ability to reproduce; the actual number of offspring produced
• B) Actual number of offspring produced; the physical ability to reproduce
• C) Average life span; the physical ability to reproduce
• D) Replacement level of reproduction; the actual number of offspring produced
• E) Physical ability to reproduce; the replacement level of reproduction

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Definitions:

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells that plays a critical role in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

Frameshift Mutations

Genetic mutations caused by insertions or deletions of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three, leading to a disruption of the reading frame during protein synthesis.

Base Pairs

Pairs of nucleotides that form the building blocks of the DNA double helix, with adenine pairing with thymine, and cytosine pairing with guanine.

Insertion

The attachment site of a muscle tendon to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts.