Which of the Following Best Describes the Condition in Which

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the condition in which evolution could have taken place?

• A) when a population experiences a shift in allele frequencies
• B) when a mutation occurs in a population
• C) when a feature of an individual animal changes through use or disuse
• D) when a population has different forms of the same gene

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Definitions:

Buffering

Pushing apart; having distance, space, and privacy as an individual within the family unit.

Mesosystem

The quality of relationships among the people in a child’s microsystem.

Exosystem

A concept in ecological systems theory referring to the external social settings that indirectly influence an individual's development.

Chronosystem

Part of the ecological systems theory, it encompasses the dimension of time as it relates to an individual's environments and life events.