What statement accurately describes the relationship between variations and fitness?

a
Variations always increase fitness.
b
Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.
c
Fitness always increases variations
d
Fitness can lead to either an increase or decrease in variations.

5 answers

b - Variations can lead to either an increase or decrease in fitness.
What is the name given to an observable characteristic of an organism?

a
phenotype
b
mutation
c
genome
d
genotype
a - phenotype.
Question 9 (1 point)
Facts or data are types of

a
evidence.
b
reasoning.
c
models
d
explanations.
a - evidence.