A Hard Constraint

question 28

Multiple Choice

A hard constraint

• A) cannot be violated
• B) may be violated
• C) is always binding
• D) is always part of the feasible solution

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Definitions:

Isthmus of Panama

A narrow strip of land connecting North and South America, significantly impacting ocean currents and global climate patterns, as well as migration of species.

Geographic Barrier

A physical or environmental feature that prevents the free movement of species, leading to genetic isolation and potentially speciation.

Allopatry

Occurs when populations are in separate, nonoverlapping geographic areas (that is, they are separated by geographic barriers to gene flow).

Horizontal Gene Transfer

The movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by the transmission of DNA from parent to offspring.