The Experiments of Rainey and Travisano with Pseudomonas Fluorescens Showed

question 106

Multiple Choice

The experiments of Rainey and Travisano with Pseudomonas fluorescens showed that

• A) homogeneous environments resulted in adaptive radiation.
• B) adaptation occurred without genetic change.
• C) the mutation rates were altered by the environment.
• D) certain mutations may be beneficial to the bacterium under one condition, but harmful under another.
• E) it took a long time for adaptation to occur.

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