A Mule Is an Example of an Exception to Which

question 98

Multiple Choice

A mule is an example of an exception to which of the fundamental characteristics of life?

• A) response to environment─mules cannot respond to changing environmental conditions and that is why they are stubborn
• B) evolutionary adaptation─because mules are sterile they cannot evolve and adapt
• C) growth and development-mules being sterile do not grow and develop like other life forms
• D) reproduction─a mule is sterile and cannot reproduce even though it is the product of reproduction between two closely related animals (a horse and a donkey)

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