Darwin's So-Called "Variation Hypothesis" Suggests That

question 13

Multiple Choice

Darwin's so-called "variation hypothesis" suggests that

• A) males have been more modified by evolution and show more variation than females.
• B) females have been more modified by evolution and show more variation than males.
• C) males and females have been equally modified by evolution but males show more variation.
• D) reproduction between males and females causes variation in the human species.

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Definitions:

Homogeneous Oligopolists

A market structure where a few firms offer products or services that are similar in nature and hence are close substitutes for each other.

Differentiated Oligopolists

Firms within an oligopoly market structure that sell products or services that are distinguishable from each other through branding, quality, or other features.

Herfindahl Index

A measure of market concentration that squares and sums the market share percentages of all firms within an industry.

Four-Firm Concentration Ratio

The four-firm concentration ratio is a measure used to assess the competitiveness of a market by calculating the combined market share of the four largest firms within an industry.