SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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A large population of cockroaches was sprayed with an insecticide. A few of the cockroaches survived and produced a population of cockroaches that was resistant to this spray. What can best be inferred from this example?
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A species will adapt no matter what the environment.
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The environment has no effect on the survival of an organism.
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Insecticides cause mutations that are passed on to the next generation.
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Individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A large population of cockroaches was sprayed with an insecticide. A few of the cockroaches survived and produced a population of cockroaches that was resistant to this spray. What can best be inferred from this example? A species will adapt no matter what the environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the difference between the full classification of organisms and their scientific names? Full classification is all levels (kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, & species) but the scientific name is ONLY the genus and species!
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