I keep getting “Variation and adaptation” questions wrong in Evolution. What's the trap?
thinking organisms change themselves on purpose to adapt.
The usual trap: thinking organisms change themselves on purpose to adapt. How to avoid it: variation arises randomly; selection then favours the useful ones. Go back to the definition — inherited differences among individuals provide the raw material selection acts on.
Key point
Variation and adaptation
Common mistake
thinking organisms change themselves on purpose to adapt.
Memory tip
variation arises randomly; selection then favours the useful ones.
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