The Term "Survival of the Fittest" Refers to

question 3

Multiple Choice

The term "survival of the fittest" refers to

• A) heterozygote advantage in an environment.
• B) the strongest competing and surviving in an environment.
• C) the most reproductively successful in an environment.
• D) the strongest surviving and reproducing in an environment.
• E) the weakest being unable compete for resources and dying in an environment.

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Definitions:

Temporary Complex

A transient molecular complex that forms during various biochemical processes, such as enzyme-substrate interactions.

Lipase

Fat-digesting enzyme secreted by the pancreas.

Maltose

A sugar made from two glucose units joined together, commonly produced during the breakdown of starch in the digestive process.

Uric Acid

A waste product formed from the breakdown of purines in the body, excreted in the urine.