What Is the Ultimate Source of Genetic Variation Within a Population

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the ultimate source of genetic variation within a population?

• A) Mutations in DNA
• B) Adaptation of a species to environmental changes
• C) A sensory system that can detect an environmental change
• D) Homeostatic mechanisms that compensate for environmental changes
• E) A system of locomotion that allows an organism to escape environmental changes

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Definitions:

Obedience

The act of following orders or instructions from an authority figure, often studied in psychology to understand the extent and limits of control over human behavior.

Normative Social Pressure

The influence of other people that leads an individual to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them.

Group's Power

The collective capacity of a group to influence, control, or direct individuals or outcomes based on group cohesion, size, and resources.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist best known for his controversial experiments in the 1960s on obedience, which highlighted the power of authority figures to compel individuals to perform actions against their personal conscience.