Asked by Bobby Chawla on Jun 17, 2024

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Why does natural selection favor flexibility in behavior?

A) Species evolve in highly changing environments.
B) Animals should be able to behave randomly to keep predators guessing about their behavior.
C) Animals should behave in highly flexible ways so that they increase the chance of emitting the best behavior in the environmental situation.
D) Both a and b.

Natural Selection

A fundamental mechanism of evolution where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Highly Flexible

Capable of being easily modified to adapt to new conditions or to bend or move without breaking.

Emitting

The act of releasing or sending out something such as light, heat, sound, particles, etc., from a source.

  • Understand the importance of behavioral adaptability in evolutionary processes and its selection by natural mechanisms.
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DA
Denzel Armon'zJun 20, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Natural selection favors flexibility in behavior because species evolve in highly changing environments, and animals should be able to behave randomly to keep predators guessing about their behavior to increase their chances of survival. Thus, both options A and B are correct. Furthermore, animals that can exhibit the best behaviors in different environmental situations are more likely to survive and pass on their genes, which is why option C is also partially correct.