Which of the Following Is Not a Component of the Darwin-Wallace

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a component of the Darwin-Wallace theory of natural selection?

• A) All populations contain heritable variations.
• B) Some variations are more favorable than others.
• C) Not all young survive to maturity.
• D) Those with favorable variations are most likely to survive and pass those variations on to their offspring.
• E) All organisms can knowingly select their genetic direction.

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Definitions:

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study accurately demonstrates a cause-and-effect relationship.

Experiments

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Effect Size

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Meta-Analysis

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