Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)Genetic diversity helps prevent a species from becoming extinct.
• B)The phenomenon in which animals with favorable adaptation reproduce more rapidly is called differential reproduction.
• C)Geographic isolation is a common mechanism contributing to speciation.
• D)By definition, the fittest animals are the largest and strongest animals.
• E)A change in environmental conditions can lead to adaptation only for traits already present in the gene pool of a population.

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Sound

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Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

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Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.