Collecting Data on People of Different Ages, Then Following Them

question 27

Multiple Choice

Collecting data on people of different ages, then following them for a period of time in order to collect a longer time frame between the youngest participants at the beginning of the study and the oldest participants at the end of the study is called a ________ research design.

• A) cross-sectional
• B) longitudinal
• C) sequential
• D) gradual

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Definitions:

Biological World

The collective term for all living organisms and their interactions within various ecosystems on Earth.

Sexual Recombination

A biological process during sexual reproduction where the genetic materials from two organisms combine to produce offspring with unique genetic combinations.

Natural Selection

A key mechanism of evolution, where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Variability

The extent to which data points in a set differ from each other and from the average.