Which Statement Best Describes How Overspecialization Can Affect a Species

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how overspecialization can affect a species?

• A) Highly specialized adaptations in a species increase the likelihood of extinction if the environment changes.
• B) If the habitat around a specialized species changes, the species always evolves new specialized adaptations.
• C) Highly specialized adaptations are rare in species that occupy a very limited geographic range.
• D) New adaptations will never occur in a highly specialized species.
• E) Highly specialized adaptations enable a species to live anywhere on Earth.

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