Mutation Is a Random and Non-Adaptive Process

question 6

Multiple Choice

Mutation is a random and non-adaptive process.This was first proven by:

• A) Lysenko and Lamarck, using the removal of mouse tails as an environmental stress.
• B) Joshua and Esther Lederberg, using the removal of mouse tails as an environmental stress.
• C) Lysenko and Lamarck, using replica plated E. coli and streptomycin as an environmental stress.
• D) Joshua and Esther Lederberg, using replica-plated E. coli and streptomycin as an environmental stress
• E) Mutation is not a random, nonadaptive process.

---

Definitions:

Posterior Pituitary

The back part of the pituitary gland that releases hormones, such as antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin, which are produced in the hypothalamus.

Antidiuretic Hormone

A hormone that helps regulate water balance in the body by reducing urine production and aiding water reabsorption in kidneys.

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

A pituitary hormone that regulates the production of hormones by the thyroid gland.

Metabolic Rate

The rate at which an organism converts food and oxygen into energy and waste products, influencing its speed of growth, reproduction, and aging.