All of the Following Are True of Natural Selection,EXCEPT

question 24

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of natural selection,EXCEPT

• A) it works best in genetically uniform populations.
• B) it results in populations better suited to their environment than their predecessors.
• C) it is the process by which evolution occurs.
• D) it results in some individuals surviving better and reproducing more than others.
• E) it results in a change in allele frequencies over time.

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Definitions:

Root Tip

The extreme end of a root in a plant, involved in growth and absorption of water and nutrients from the soil.

Tracheids

Long, thin cells found in the xylem of nearly all vascular plants that function in water transport and support.

Vessel Elements

Components of the xylem tissue in plants, which transport water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the plant.

Apoptosis

A process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms, crucial for development and maintaining health.