What Statements Are Accurate Regarding Bennett and Lenski's Experiments Testing

question 16

Multiple Choice

What statements are accurate regarding Bennett and Lenski's experiments testing the principle of allocation? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Their results showed changes in fitness in E. coli but did not support the principle of allocation.
• B) The fitness differences in the E. coli lines provided support for the principle of allocation.
• C) Bacterial lines grown at low temperatures had lower fitness at high temperatures when compared with their ancestral lines.
• D) Bacterial lines grown at high temperatures had reduced fitness at low temperatures when compared with their ancestral lines.

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