Which Is Not an Example of Adaptation

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which is not an example of adaptation?

• A) A plant population that is very resistant to drought due to the action of natural selection
• B) The process by which a plant population became drought resistant
• C) The increased ability (above baseline)of an individual plant to withstand further drought after it has received a heat shock,which causes the expression of specific proteins that enable more efficient use of water
• D) A zebra that runs quickly to evade lions
• E) A lion that runs quickly in order to catch zebra prey

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