Based on the Text's Survey of the Life Course,you Might

question 5

Multiple Choice

Based on the text's survey of the life course,you might conclude that

• A)life-course stages are shaped by society and have nothing to do with biology.
• B)life-course stages are similar throughout the world.
• C)while life-course stages are linked to biology,they are largely a social construction.
• D)life-course stages have changed little over recent centuries.

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Definitions:

Pollinators

Animals that facilitate the transfer of pollen from the male structures of a flower to the female structures, enabling fertilization.

New Alleles

Variations in a gene that arise due to mutation, creating diversity within a population's gene pool.

Genetic Drift

Change in allele frequency due to chance alone.