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What is the most accurate statement regarding individual organisms and evolution?
What is the most accurate statement regarding individual organisms and evolution?
- Individual organisms can evolve independently of their population
- Individual organisms evolve and adapt quickly to their environment
- Individual organisms evolve based on their unique genetic makeup
- Individual organisms cannot evolve or adapt through natural selection (correct)
How does natural selection work?
How does natural selection work?
- It is a random process that does not depend on the environment
- It leads to rapid changes in individual organisms within a short period
- It involves the reproduction of individuals with traits that enhance survival in their environment (correct)
- It is solely driven by the individual organism's choices
What is the biological definition of fitness?
What is the biological definition of fitness?
- Fitness is determined by reproductive success, i.e., the ability to produce offspring (correct)
- Fitness is determined by an individual's physical strength and agility
- Fitness is determined by the individual's lifespan and longevity
- Fitness is determined by an individual's ability to outcompete others in the environment
What is an adaptation?
What is an adaptation?
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What does it mean to say that there are no objectively fit adaptations?
What does it mean to say that there are no objectively fit adaptations?
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