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Can sunlight change the distribution of traits in a population?(1 point)
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No, because the environment can only change traits in individual organisms.
No, because the environment can only change traits in individual organisms.

Yes, because the environment can factor into the distribution of traits.
Yes, because the environment can factor into the distribution of traits.

No, because the environment can only change behaviors.
No, because the environment can only change behaviors.

Yes, because the environment is the only factor that can change traits.

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Yes, because the environment can factor into the distribution of traits.

Sunlight can create selection pressures (for example favoring plants or animals with traits that tolerate more or less light), which changes which individuals survive and reproduce and thus shifts trait frequencies over generations.