Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The size of cells is constrained by the dictates of physics and chemistry.
• B) Evolutionary biologists agree about the extent to which the lack of genetic variation constrains the rate and direction of evolution.
• C) Developmental processes can constrain evolution.
• D) For an adaptation to evolve, the fitness benefits it confers must exceed the fitness costs it imposes.
• E) All of the above are true; none is false.

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