Adaptive Evolution

question 69

Multiple Choice

Adaptive evolution

• A) is large-scale movement of a single species over a new geographic area.
• B) occurs when a more adapted species causes the extinction of a less adapted one.
• C) is the process by which natural selection improves the match between an organism and its environment over time.
• D) is an increase in the adaptiveness of many species that have already evolved.

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