Which of the Following Statements About Evolutionary Adaptation Is True

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about evolutionary adaptation is true?

• A) An individual who has learned how to survive cold winters has become adapted to the cold.
• B) A population that has an increase in frequency of alleles for thicker fur has become adapted to the cold.
• C) Adaptation results when cold temperatures cause mutations for longer fur.
• D) Adaptation is possible when all the alleles in a gene pool are the same.

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