Question

What statement accurately describes the relationship between variations and fitness?(1 point)
Responses

Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.
Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.

Fitness always increases variations.
Fitness always increases variations.

Variations always increase fitness.
Variations always increase fitness.

Fitness can lead to either an increase or decrease in variations.

Answers

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The statement that accurately describes the relationship between variations and fitness is:

**Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.**

This reflects the idea that genetic variations within a population can result in traits that may be beneficial, neutral, or detrimental to an organism's survival and reproduction in a given environment, thus affecting its fitness in various ways.