What Evolutionary Advantage Is Provided by Sexual Reproduction

question 12

Multiple Choice

What evolutionary advantage is provided by sexual reproduction?

• A) Increased genetic diversity
• B) Generation of clones
• C) Production of genetically identical offspring
• D) Possibility of polyploidy in the progeny
• E) Removal of all genetic mutations

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning method where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus comes to be elicited by the first stimulus alone after repeated pairings of the two stimuli.

CS and US

In classical conditioning, CS stands for Conditioned Stimulus, which is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus (US), eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.