In Older People, There May Be a Small Reduction in Overall

question 19

True/False

In older people, there may be a small reduction in overall height due to a progressive thinning of the discs between the spinal vertebrae.

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Definitions:

Trace

A very small amount of something.

Natural Selection

The evolutionary process by which favorable traits become more common in successive generations of a population, influenced by environmental pressures.

Variations

Differences within populations, which can be genetic, phenotypic, or behavioral, contributing to the diversity of organisms.

Morphological Divergence

Evolutionary pattern in which a body part of an ancestor changes differently in its different descendants.