Biotic Environments That Influence Natural Selection Include All but Which

question 36

Multiple Choice

Biotic environments that influence natural selection include all but which of the following?

• A) competition
• B) predation
• C) parasitism
• D) weather
• E) disease

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where the likelihood of a behavior is increased by following it with a pleasurable or rewarding stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral concept where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a particular behavior.

Positive Punishment

A form of behavior modification that adds an unfavorable outcome or event following an undesired behavior, with the intention of decreasing that behavior in the future.

Negative Punishment

The removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.