For Natural Selection to Work on a Particular Population

question 47

Multiple Choice

For natural selection to work on a particular population,

• A) the environment must remain constant.
• B) there must be genotypic diversity but phenotypic homogeneity.
• C) the members must have a sufficiently long life span.
• D) there must be variety within that population.
• E) the members must have a strong will to survive.

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Definitions:

Expectations

The anticipations of consumers, firms, and others about future economic conditions.

Firms

Business entities or organizations engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities, aiming to produce and sell goods or services to consumers.

Law Of Supply

The principle that, other things equal, an increase in the price of a product will increase the quantity of it supplied, and conversely for a price decrease.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that suppliers are willing to produce and sell.