Proximate Causes Refer to the __________ While Ultimate Causes Refer

question 112

Multiple Choice

Proximate causes refer to the __________ while ultimate causes refer to __________.

• A) mechanisms within an organism's life; mechanisms within a population over many generations
• B) mechanisms within a population over many generations; mechanisms within an organism's life
• C) local cause of a trait; the final causation for a trait
• D) the final causation for a trait; the local cause of a trait

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Definitions:

National Consumers League

An American consumer organization founded in 1899, dedicated to promoting economic and social justice for consumers and workers in the United States.

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement to secure women's voting rights.

Florence Kelley

A social and political reformer known for her work against sweatshops and for child labor laws in the United States.