Melissa Is Campaigning for Janet, Her Friend, Who Is Contesting

question 8

Multiple Choice

Melissa is campaigning for Janet, her friend, who is contesting for the presidency of the student council at Riverdale Junior College. Melissa's effort is an example of _____ marketing.

• A) cause
• B) person
• C) place
• D) organization

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Definitions:

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in genetics where two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because they each offer a survival advantage.

Sister Groups

Groups of organisms that share an immediate common ancestor, and therefore are each other's closest relatives.

Phenotype

An individual’s observable traits.

Directional Selection

A mode of natural selection where individuals with traits on one end of the spectrum are more likely to survive and reproduce, causing a shift in the population's genetic makeup.