Review the Contributions of Heredity and Environment to Intelligence,and Explain

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Essay

Review the contributions of heredity and environment to intelligence,and explain how emphasizing one factor or the other can affect social policy.

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Definitions:

Extinctions

The end of an organism or group of organisms, typically a species, resulting in its disappearance from the Earth.

Turnovers

Events in ecological or evolutionary contexts where one species or group of species is replaced by another in a habitat, often due to environmental changes.

Cambrian Period

A geological era approximately 541 million years ago, marked by a rapid diversification of life forms and the appearance of many major groups of animals.

Evolutionary Faunas

Groups of animals that share a common evolutionary history and are identified in the fossil record over large geographical areas and timelines.