Which of the Following Is an Example of Adaptation

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of adaptation?

• A)A population of finches develops robust beaks in response to a change in food supply.
• B)An island population derived from a small group of castaways has an unusually high prevalence of a rare genetic disease
• C)A rare mutant allele for a medicinally beneficial chemical is lost in a plant population residing in a tropical forest fragment
• D)The last black-footed ferret dies in captivity

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