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When bacteria mutate to adapt to the body, which makes it harder for scientists to create antibiotics for them, as some people stop using antibiotics before the time which the doctors tell them to. This makes the bacteria become stronger against antibiotics.
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What is a mutation that helps an organism to live and survive in its environment?
The mutations or other changes are adaptations.
Which is more likely to develop adaptations to a changing ecosystem a population that often has many mutation or a population that has few mutations?
A population with many mutations.
How animals have cell adaptations- differention?
The same way humans do. By different types of mutations.
How does chance play a role in evolution?
Evolution is caused by adaptations (favorable traits) that sometimes come from mutations. Mutations happen by chance, and this is how chance plays a role in evolution.
How do bees get adapted to their habitat?
Adaptations are due to mutations in the genetic code. Nothing conciously adapts to the environment.
Why do living things evolve?
Natural selection (survival of the fittest) means that valuable adaptations and mutations have the greatest number of surviving descendants.
What causes variation in human beings?
the variations in genes, genes of sexually reproducing organisms will vary due to crossing-over of genes, mutations, and adaptations. In asexually reproducing organisms genes will vary through adaptations and mutations.
Is characteristics and adaptations the same?
Not quite. An adaptation can become a characteristic.
How did watermelons get their color?
Due to evolution and adaptations. (to become the best)
When do variations within a population become adaptations?
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Why is the rate at which mutations occur rather slow?
Evolution is incredibly slow because: - Changes can only occur in each successive generation - Helpful mutations occur only rarely - Situations where different adaptations are necessary are rare
What can cause changes in DNA sequences?
mutations
