What Are Adaptations

question 41

Multiple Choice

What are adaptations?

• A) geologic changes over time
• B) rocks containing fossils
• C) inherited characteristics of organisms that enhance their survival
• D) descent with modification from a common ancestor

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Definitions:

Emerging

The process of coming into being or of becoming prominent.

Nourishing Wire Mother

A reference to a series of experiments in developmental psychology illustrating the importance of caregiving and attachment over mere nourishment.

Nonnourishing Cloth Mother

An experimental model used in psychology to demonstrate the importance of caregiving and attachment beyond just the provision of food.

Infant Monkeys

Young primates of the monkey family, often studied to understand developmental psychology, attachment, and social behaviors.