According to Bergmann's Rule

question 15

Multiple Choice

According to Bergmann's rule,

• A) hominins such as Cro-Magnons were capable of symbolic thinking, because they buried their dead with flowers.
• B) plants and animals that live at the same time evolve together.
• C) animals in colder regions have bulkier body builds.
• D) variation exists because of genetic inheritance.
• E) the longer two populations have been separated, the more genetically disparate they will be.

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Definitions:

Delusions

False beliefs held with conviction despite evidence to the contrary, often occurring as a symptom of psychiatric disorders.

Hallucinations

Perceptual experiences that occur without an external stimulus, often vivid and convincing, affecting various senses.

Concordance Rate

The statistical measure that indicates the likelihood of two individuals sharing a trait or disorder, often used in twin studies.

Identical Twins

Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits and forms two embryos, sharing 100% of their DNA.