Natural selection leads to adaptation, but there are many organisms on Earth that exhibit characteristics that are less than ideal for their environment. Which of the following statements correctly explain (s) this?

-All of the listed responses are correct.

Selection can act only on existing variations.

Evolution is limited by historical constraints.

Adaptations are often compromises.

Chance, natural selection, and the environment interact.

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Kenyon Harrell

24 August, 00:08

Natural selection leads to adaptation, but there are many organisms on Earth that exhibit characteristics that are less than ideal for their environment. Which of the following statements correctly explain (s) this?

-All of the listed responses are correct.

Selection can act only on existing variations.

Evolution is limited by historical constraints.

Adaptations are often compromises.

Chance, natural selection, and the environment interact.

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Elizabeth Woodard · Answer 1

All of the listed responses are correct.

Explanation:

As the natural selection is the differential survival of the individual due to the selection of the individual's due to the difference in the phenotypes and is a key mechanism to the evolution as its characterized by the inherent traits of a population over time as the variation exists in all species of organisms and is contrasted to the artificial selection.