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karateprodigy

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_____________ refers to a situation when a particular characteristic allows an organism to be more reproductively successful, causing the characteristic to become more prevalent.
 
  a. Natural selection
  b. Darwinism
  c. Artificial selection
  d. Mutation

Question 2

A benefit of using animals for research purposes includes:
 
  a. the ability of the researcher to mistreat the research animals.
  b. the ability to test hypotheses in a non-controlled environment.
  c. the ability to control the history of the animals.
  d. the ability to experimentally produce ailments in humans.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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