Organisms Often Respond to Environmental Signals That Accurately Predict Future

question 37

Multiple Choice

Organisms often respond to environmental signals that accurately predict future conditions by

• A) stopping development until the signal changes.
• B) altering their development to adapt to the future environment.
• C) altering their development such that the resulting adult can produce offspring adapted to the future environment.
• D) producing new mutants.
• E) developing normally because the predicted conditions may not last long.

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