Research Suggests Which of the Following Is Primarily to Blame

question 29

Multiple Choice

Research suggests which of the following is primarily to blame for the increase in faulty perceptions of news items among the public?

• A)changes in the forms of communication
• B)a failure of government officials to communicate truthfully
• C)a growing disinterest in seeking out news items
• D)the growing public gap in access to more advanced forms of media transmission,such as the Internet
• E)the increasing political polarization of elected politicians

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Definitions:

Temporal Isolation

A mechanism of reproductive isolation that occurs when two species breed at different times of the day, season, or year, preventing mating.

Habitat Isolation

A form of prezygotic barrier where two species live in different habitats and rarely, if ever, encounter each other.

Mechanical Isolation

an evolutionary mechanism that prevents species from interbreeding due to physical differences in reproductive structures.

Hybrid Inviability

A condition where hybrid offspring fail to develop or reach sexual maturity, reducing gene flow between different species or populations.