He Murdered 11 Children and Teens with a Hammer Because

question 34

Multiple Choice

He murdered 11 children and teens with a hammer because he "did not want them to suffer as he had suffered." He contended that his killings were "mercy killings" that would never have happened had those children been raised in loving homes.

• A)Ottis Toole
• B)Clifford Olson
• C)Arthur Shawcross
• D)Andrei Chikatilo

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Genetic Material

Molecules within cells that carry genetic information, primarily DNA or, in some viruses, RNA.

Future Generations

The forthcoming individuals or groups of a species that will exist in the future.

Fitness

Degree of adaptation to an environment, as measured by the individual’s relative genetic contribution to future generations.