Problem Specificity of Adaptive Mechanisms Tends to Be Favored Over

question 25

Multiple Choice

Problem specificity of adaptive mechanisms tends to be favored over generality for the following reasons except __________.

• A)general solutions fail to guide the organism to the correct adaptive solutions
• B)general solutions lead to too many errors and are costly to the organism
• C)general solutions are always anatomically more complex
• D)a successful solution differs from problem to problem

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Definitions:

Submarine Mountain

An underwater mountain, formed by volcanic activity or tectonic movements, rising significantly above the surrounding seafloor.

Meteorites

Solid pieces of debris from objects such as asteroids or comets that have made their way through the Earth's atmosphere and landed on the surface.

Continental Drift

The hypothesis, now a scientific theory, that the Earth's continents have moved over geological time relative to each other, appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.

Glacial Evidence

Glacial evidence comprises physical features left on the landscape that indicate the past presence and movement of glaciers, such as striations, moraines, and glacial erratics.