Which of the Following Correctly Explains What Determines a Given

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly explains what determines a given organism's sensitivity to a specific sensory input?

• A) how many cells an organism contains that are sensitive to that feature of the environment
• B) how often the organism encounters that form of sensory input
• C) how quickly the organism can decide whether to translate DNA for the sensory input
• D) the number of mutations that have occurred in the sensory organs since the most recent common ancestor

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