Overproduction, Variation, Limits on Population Growth, and Differential Reproductive Success

question 46

Multiple Choice

Overproduction, variation, limits on population growth, and differential reproductive success are all components of:

• A) gradualism
• B) genetic inheritance
• C) punctuated equilibrium
• D) evolution by natural selection
• E) evolution by inheritance of acquired characteristics

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Definitions:

Grammatics

The study of grammar, which is the system and structure of a language including syntax, morphology, and phonology.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, the outward form of a sentence, including words and their syntax, as opposed to the deeper meanings and relationships analyzed in deep structure.

Deep Structure

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