AP Environmental Science - 2.6 Adaptations

Which of the following is FALSE?

• Physical changes to an organism can be passed on to offspring even if not represented in the genome.

• Genetic diversity exists because of random mutations or cross over in parent chromosomes.

• Adaptations are traits that increase an organism's fitness.

• Selective pressures are environmental conditions that kill individuals without certain traits.

Which of the following is FALSE?

• Organisms can always adapt to environmental changes, even if they are very fast and extreme.

• Organisms with shorter life spans experience evolution through natural selection faster.

• The more genetic diversity a population has, the better they're able to adapt to environmental change.

• Organisms might move away from an area of disturbance rather than adapt to the changes presented.