Any Product of Natural Selection That Increases the Relative Fitness

question 26

Multiple Choice

Any product of natural selection that increases the relative fitness of an organism in its environment is called a(n) ____.

• A) neutral mutation
• B) adaptive trait
• C) founder effect
• D) speciation event
• E) polymorphic trait

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Definitions:

Critical Period

In this context, a period during which an embryo is particularly vulnerable to a certain teratogen.

Releasing Stimulus

is a specific external cue or signal that triggers a fixed action pattern or instinctive behavior in an animal.

Social Deprivation

A lack of necessary social contact, interaction, and access to community resources, often leading to negative psychological and physical health outcomes.

Developmental Outcomes

The measurable results of growth or progress in physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains of development.