AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most important factor that contributes to a species evolving?
A
environmental change
B
how old a species is
C
what the ancestors look like
D
what time of year a species reproduces.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Genetic Variation is Essential for Evolution by Natural Selection.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rate of evolution is typically deduced from three factors: mutation rate, population size and the fixation probability of new mutations.

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