The Following Questions Refer to Figure 27

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Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to Figure 27.1 below, which is the same as Figure 27.10 in the textbook.
In this 8-year experiment, 12 populations of E. coli, each begun from a single cell, were grown in low-glucose conditions for 20,000 generations. Each culture was introduced to fresh growth medium every 24 hours. Occasionally, samples were removed from the populations, and their fitness in low-glucose conditions was tested against that of members sampled from the ancestral (common ancestor) E. coli population.

Figure 27.1
-If it occurs in the absence of any other type of adaptation listed here, which of these is least reasonable in terms of promoting bacterial survival over evolutionary time in a low-glucose environment?

• A)increased efficiency at transporting glucose into the cell from the environment
• B)increased ability to survive on simple sugars, other than glucose
• C)increased ability to synthesize glucose from amino acid precursors
• D)increased reliance on glycolytic enzymes
• E)increased sensitivity to, and ability to move toward, whatever glucose is present in its habitat

Recognize the importance of therapist characteristics in influencing therapy outcomes.

Understand the diversity and specificity of therapy approaches for different psychological disorders.

Grasp the concepts and implications of therapy deterioration effects and the client factors associated with treatment outcomes.

Understand the concepts of groupthink and its implications on decision-making.

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