If a Group Possesses Adaptive Traits That Will Give Its

question 151

Multiple Choice

If a group possesses adaptive traits that will give its members the ability to survive and a competitive advantage when colonizing a new environment, this group has a strategy of:

• A) acculturation
• B) assimilation
• C) preadaptation
• D) possibilism

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Definitions:

Metaphysis

The narrow portion of a long bone between the epiphysis (end part) and the diaphysis (shaft) that is responsible for the bone's growth in length.

Synaptic Pruning

The process of selective dying-off of nonfunctional synapses.

Myelination

The process of coating the axons of neurons with a fatty myelin sheath, which improves the speed and efficiency of neural signal transmission.

Synaptogenesis

The process of synapse formation.