If a Plant Population Evolves the Ability to Grow on Soils

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a plant population evolves the ability to grow on soils with a chemical composition that most plants cannot tolerate, which of the following statements is false?

• A) The species may expand into geographic areas where it did not previously occur.
• B) Because of the competitive advantage they provide, the alleles that facilitate growing on the chemically challenging soils will almost surely spread throughout the geographic range of the species.
• C) The population may have to adapt to a different suite of competitors that occur on more typical soils.
• D) The population may have to adapt to a different suite of herbivores that occur on more typical soils.

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