Consumers Who Develop Their Own Solutions to Problems Using Available

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consumers who develop their own solutions to problems using available technology in a new or innovative way are:

• A) Desk jobbers
• B) Laggards
• C) Lead users
• D) Innovators
• E) Early adopters

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Definitions:

Complex Adaptations

Traits or features that have evolved through many incremental steps to solve specific problems and improve the survival and reproduction of an organism.

Fitness Advantages

Traits or behaviors that increase an individual's reproductive success and chances of survival in a particular environment.

Gene Duplication

A process where a gene is copied within the genetic material of an organism, potentially leading to genetic innovation and evolutionary diversification.

Different Function

Diverse roles or activities that entities or processes serve within a system or mechanism.