--- title: Identify the meaning of the term «fittest» as employed in the expres… — Evolution myths put right: monkeys, th… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the meaning of the term «fittest» as employed in the expression «survival of the fittest». Exam question 1 of lesson 280 «Evolution myths put right: monkeys, the strongest and missing links» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Evolution myths put right: monkeys, th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Evolution myths put right: monkeys, the strongest and miss… Identify the meaning of the term «fittest» as employed in the expression «survival of the fittest». **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, employ, mean · **To what, where:** meaning, expression, term This is exam question 1 of lesson 280 «Evolution myths put right: monkeys, the strongest and missing links» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links:e1:1 # text = Identify the meaning of the term «fittest» as employed in the expression «survival of the fittest». 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 meaning meaning NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 term term NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 fittest fit ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 as as SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 employed employ VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 expression expression NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 15 « « PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 survival survival NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 appos _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 fittest fit ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the term | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme | | 2 | **employ** | participle | you *not said here* | | | the expression | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **mean** | | | the term | | | | | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Possessing the greatest physical strength ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links:e1:o1:1 # text = Possessing the greatest physical strength 1 Possessing possess VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 4 physical physical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | the greatest physical strength | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot strength=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Best suited to the conditions of the environment ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links:e1:o2:1 # text = Best suited to the conditions of the environment 1 Best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 2 advmod _ _ 2 suited suit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 conditions condition NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 environment environment NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **suit** | participle | | | | | | to the conditions of the environment; well *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **condition** | | | the environment | | | | | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Possessing the greatest body size ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links:e1:o3:1 # text = Possessing the greatest body size 1 Possessing possess VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 4 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | the greatest body size | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot size=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Possessing the greatest speed ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:280-evolution-myths-put-right-monkeys-the-strongest-and-missing-links:e1:o4:1 # text = Possessing the greatest speed 1 Possessing possess VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 4 amod _ _ 4 speed speed NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | the greatest speed | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot speed=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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