The Difference Between the Behaviors of the Subjects in the Experimental

question 138

Multiple Choice

The difference between the behaviors of the subjects in the experimental group and the subjects in the control group is likely due to any of these EXCEPT:

• A) the independent variable
• B) error
• C) chance occurrence
• D) the dependent variable

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Definitions:

Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

An outdated scientific theory that proposed individuals can pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring.

Lamarck

Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste, was a French naturalist known for his early theory of evolution, proposing that organisms could pass on traits acquired in their lifetime to their offspring.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle that states allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences.

Homozygous Recessive

An individual having two identical recessive alleles for a specific trait, resulting in the expression of that trait.