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) Researchers discover a population of fish that can survive in polluted water while related populations cannot. Analyze how mutations
and natural selection work together in this situation. (1 point)
Fish intentionally change themselves
Pollution creates instant adaptations
Beneficial mutations help fish survive
Only weak fish die
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Beneficial mutations help fish survive.
Random mutations produce variation; individuals with mutations that confer pollution tolerance are more likely to survive and reproduce, so natural selection increases the frequency of those mutations in the population.
Random mutations produce variation; individuals with mutations that confer pollution tolerance are more likely to survive and reproduce, so natural selection increases the frequency of those mutations in the population.
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