What Is Life? 2nd Edition by Jay Phelan

Exercise 25

Evolutionary adaptation:
A) refers both to the process by which populations become better matched to their environment and to the features of an organism that make it more fit than other individuals.
B) cannot occur in environments influenced by humans.
C) is possible only when there is no mutation.
D) is responsible for the fact that porcupines are at an unusually high risk of predation.
E) occurs for physical traits but not behaviors.