Grade 9 · Science
Explain natural selection from population evidence
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A claim says each plant decided to grow an inherited deep-root gene because it needed water. What kind of explanation is this?
- differential reproductive success
- heritable variation
- population change across generations
- an unsupported individual-choice explanation
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an unsupported individual-choice explanation
Need or choice does not create the specified inherited gene in each individual.
A little hint: Start with variation already present among individuals, including heritable differences.
Start with variation already present among individuals, including heritable differences.
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