What Is the Purpose of Stress Questions, and What Techniques

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Essay

What is the purpose of stress questions, and what techniques are helpful when responding to them?

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Definitions:

Homoplasic Traits

Homoplasic traits are similar features in organisms that evolved independently, not from a common ancestor, often due to convergent evolution or parallel evolution.

Homologous Traits

Features shared by two or more species inherited from a common ancestor.

Convergent Evolution

The phenomenon where unrelated species develop alike characteristics independently due to the need to adjust to comparable environments or ecological niches.

Sexual Selection

A mode of natural selection where individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than others to obtain mates.