Question
What relationship exists between changes in the environment and variations?
a. changes in the environment cannot change which traits are advantageous.
b. changes in the environment can act only on existing variations in a population.
c. changes in the environment can only cause new variations to appear.
d. changes in the environment cannot influence the fitness of an organism
a. changes in the environment cannot change which traits are advantageous.
b. changes in the environment can act only on existing variations in a population.
c. changes in the environment can only cause new variations to appear.
d. changes in the environment cannot influence the fitness of an organism
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The correct answer is: **b. changes in the environment can act only on existing variations in a population.**
This option accurately reflects the relationship between environmental changes and variations. Evolution occurs through natural selection, where the environmental context determines which traits may be advantageous or disadvantageous based on the existing variations present in a population. Changes in the environment do not create new variations; rather, they select among the existing variations.
This option accurately reflects the relationship between environmental changes and variations. Evolution occurs through natural selection, where the environmental context determines which traits may be advantageous or disadvantageous based on the existing variations present in a population. Changes in the environment do not create new variations; rather, they select among the existing variations.
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