Natural Selection

question 48

Multiple Choice

Natural selection

• A)works on preexisting variation in a population.
• B)works on traits acquired through an organism's lifetime.
• C)works only on deleterious traits.
• D)works only on advantageous traits.

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Definitions:

Adverse Selection

A situation in economics and insurance where parties with higher risk are more likely to engage in an agreement, leading to unbalanced and unfavorable outcomes for one of the parties.

Diversification

An investment strategy aimed at reducing risk by allocating investments among various financial instruments, industries, or other categories.

Economic Growth

The growing ability of the economy to produce goods and services.

Industry-specific

Pertains to aspects or characteristics unique to a particular industry or sector.