Assuming That Carly's Startle Response Would Protect Her When There

question 128

Multiple Choice

Assuming that Carly's startle response would protect her when there is real danger, what would an evolutionary theorist call that response?

• A)a mutation
• B)an adaptation
• C)a phenotype
• D)a homozygous trait

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