Which Statement About Adaptation Is True

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which statement about adaptation is true?

• A) Genetic adaptations evolve within individuals during an individual's lifetime.
• B) "Adaptation" is another word for "acclimatization."
• C) Genetic variation within a population is a requirement for the evolution of adaptations.
• D) Adaptations to a particular environmental problem is always the same for every population that encounters it.

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Definitions:

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A medication used to reduce pain, fever, inflammation, and prevent blood clots.

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