Organisms May Not Be Perfectly Adapted to Their Environments for All

question 24

Multiple Choice

Organisms may not be perfectly adapted to their environments for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• A) there are physical constraints that cannot be overcome.
• B) an organism's surroundings do not present a stationary target to which natural selection can optimize its phenotype.
• C) the process of natural selection lacks foresight.
• D) natural selection cannot result in novel, complex traits.

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