An example of a trait that cannot evolve by natural selection is a trait that: - increases the time during which females are capable of reproduction. - increases the ability of an organism to survive high temperatures but not low temperatures. - increases the ability of an organism to survive low temperatures but not high temperatures. - results from an individual's life experiences and does not have a genetic basis.
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Natural selection is a process where organisms that are better suited to a certain set of environmental conditions tend to survive and reproduce more often than others. This leads to evolution as the traits mutate into other traits. organisms with those traits appear less often in the population. the environment changes fast enough to prevent overpopulation. organisms with those traits appear more often in the population. organisms with different traits appear more often.
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An evolutionary change in which a population of organisms changes its characteristics over many generations in ways that make it better suited to its environment is a. natural selection. b. an adaptation. c. an acquired characteristic. d. evolution. e. both a and c.
What example illustrates the point that even if some characteristic is highly heritable, a change in the environment can alter it?
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