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ashley

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What is adaptation, and what is its role in natural selection?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Bipedalism is the one trait that is necessary for a new species to be admitted into the human evolutionary line.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Adaptation is a series of beneficial adjustments to the environment that can change the organism over time.

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