​____ Increases the Frequency of Adaptive Mutations in a Population

question 13

Multiple Choice

​____ increases the frequency of adaptive mutations in a population over time.

• A) ​Fitness
• B) ​Natural selection
• C) ​Artificial selection
• D) ​Adaptive radiation
• E) ​Macroevolution

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Definitions:

Famine

A severe scarcity of food leading to widespread hunger and a significant increase in mortality rates.

Homeostasis

The process by which biological systems maintain stability and equilibrium within their internal environment despite external changes.

Prenatally

Pertaining to the period or development that occurs before birth.

Male Sex Hormones

Steroid hormones, primarily testosterone, that are responsible for the development and maintenance of male characteristics and reproductive functions.