Fitness Refers to

question 35

Multiple Choice

Fitness refers to

• A) the variation in traits within the population.
• B) reproductive success.
• C) mutations that benefit an organism's survival.
• D) the physical health of an individual.
• E) the physical health of a population.

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Definitions:

Opponent-Process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that explains how the perception of colors results from opposing neural processes.

Chromatic/Achromatic

Refers to colors with hue (chromatic) and without hue (achromatic), such as black, white, and grays.

Opponent-Process Pairs

A theory suggesting that the human visual system interprets colors in an antagonistic way, through pairs of colors opposite each other on the color spectrum.

Young-Helmholtz Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that the human eye perceives color because it has three types of receptors, each sensitive to red, green, or blue light.