Evolution Unveiled

• A process that drives evolution and helps explain the diversity of life on Earth (correct)
• A process that creates new species through genetic variation
• A process that happens randomly in the environment
• A process that causes mutations in DNA

• Changes in the environment that cause harm to living organisms
• Changes in the physical characteristics of living organisms
• Changes in the behavior of living organisms over time
• Changes in DNA that are an important source of genetic variation within a population (correct)

• They cause harmful changes in the offspring
• They are eliminated from the population
• They can only affect the individual with the mutation
• They can be passed onto offspring (correct)

<p>Natural selection can lead to speciation, where one species gives rise to a new and distinctly different species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mutations are changes in DNA that can be random or happen as a result of exposure to something in the environment. They are an important source of genetic variation within a population and can be harmful, neutral, or helpful, resulting in a new trait. When mutations occur in germ cells, they can be passed onto offspring.</p> Signup and view all the answers