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Biol 1106 Rosenzweig Sp2025 CRN's11552 & 11553 Exam 4 Lessons 19-23 - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser
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Individuals respond to environmental change through _______________, and species respond to environment change through __________.
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A.evolution, phenotypic plasticity
B.phenotypic plasticity, evolution
C.genetic change, phenotypic plasticity
D.genetic change, evolution
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Question restatement: The prompt asks how individuals respond to environmental change versus how species respond to environmental change, with four possible pairings.
Option 1: 'evolution, phenotypic plasticity' suggests individuals respond by evolution, which is not correct because evolution is a population-level genetic change over generations, not an immediate individual response. Mea......Login to view full explanationLog in for full answers
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