Which of the Following Is an Example of Natural Selection

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of Natural Selection?

• A)A branch of driftwood carries brown beetles to an island of green beetles.
• B)A branch of driftwood carries green beetles to an island of green beetles.
• C)A drought causes the landscape to become brown and therefore better camouflages Brown beetles protecting them from being eaten by birds.More brown beetles are left among the green and brown beetle population,and therefore are able to reproduce more.
• D)A storm occurs which causes a tree to be struck by lightning.The tree catches fire and most of the beetle population is killed.A few beetles are able to survive by floating out to another island on a piece of driftwood.

Evaluate the impact of fluctuating North American borders on the United States’ political, social, and cultural development.

Understand the concept of the Big Five personality traits and their significance.

Knowledge of various personality assessments and their specific uses.

Grasp the influence of genetics and environment on personality traits.

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Definitions:

Baseline Occurrence

The rate at which a behavior occurs before any intervention or conditioning is applied.

Probability-Differential Theory

The idea that an activity will have reinforcing properties when its probability of occurrence is greater than that of the reinforced activity.

Reinforcing Perception

The process through which the recognition or understanding of sensory information is strengthened, particularly in the context of learning and behavior modification.

Timberlake and Allison

Researchers known for their contributions to behavioral psychology, focusing on how organisms adapt their behavior to changes in the environment.