Please Select the Best Example of 'Developmental Adjustment

question 41

Multiple Choice

Please select the best example of 'developmental adjustment':

• A) a DNA mutation causes an offspring to have no hair
• B) a child is raised at a high elevation develops a larger chest and greater lung capacity than his twin who is raised at a lower elevation.
• C) summertime tanning as a response to increased UV rays
• D) a well-nourished child grows up to be shorter than she could have been
• E) a giraffe baby is born with a longer neck because its parents stretched their necks to get higher leaves

Recognize the structural adaptations in flowering plants for pollination and fertilization.

Explain the genetic implications of different fertilization methods, including cross-fertilization and self-incompatibility mechanisms.

Identify the development and structure of a seed and its components post-fertilization.

Identify structures and understand processes in angiosperm reproduction, including components of double fertilization.

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