The Quality of Your Life Can Be Traced in Large

question 37

Multiple Choice

The quality of your life can be traced in large measure to your competency as a problem solver.The fact that some people are consistently superior problem-solvers is largely due to

• A)mental telepathy.
• B)the ability to approach problems in an organized manner.
• C)living with adversity.
• D)the ability to anticipate future events.

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Cellular components that hold DNA and transmit genetic data.

Species

A species is a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, forming a reproductive group.

Punctuated Equilibrium

The idea that evolution proceeds with periods of little or no genetic change, followed by very active phases, so that major adaptations or clusters of adaptations appear suddenly in the fossil record. Compare with phyletic gradualism.

Gradualism

A concept in evolutionary biology that suggests changes occur slowly and incrementally over long periods of time.