What can a useful variation do for an organism?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: It can increase the chance of survival
A useful variation is an inherited difference that improves an organism’s suitability to particular environmental conditions. For example, better camouflage or resistance to a disease may increase the probability of surviving and reproducing. Natural selection can then make such a variation more common in later generations, though usefulness depends on the environment and is not guaranteed. Therefore, option A is correct. B, C, and D describe impossible or harmful effects, not adaptive variation.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
It can increase the chance of survival
Why is this the correct answer?
A useful variation is an inherited difference that improves an organism’s suitability to particular environmental conditions. For example, better camouflage or resistance to a disease may increase the probability of surviving and reproducing. Natural selection can then make such a variation more common in later generations, though usefulness depends on the environment and is not guaranteed. Therefore, option A is correct. B, C, and D describe impossible or harmful effects, not adaptive variation.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: World of Living. Topic: Heredity and Evolution.
