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4 Question 25 of 45 p Which of the following options explains why some species of animals may be unable to adapt and no longer survive in their environment? Select all that apply. A. The environment changed from forest to industrialized city. B. The amount of water in lakes and marshlands in the environment significantly decreased. C. The predator population in the environment significantly increased in number. D. The population moved to urban areas and became dependent on humans. (A, B, C, D) The correct answer requires that you select all four options because options (A), (B), (C), and (D) are all experienced by animals as stresses that may displace them, cause a significant decline in population, or lead to extinction. Adaption requires time and generations of chance genetic mutations in animals, with some of those mutations proving beneficial to the animal and the offspring in the new environment. Those animals with the mutation would survive and produce more offspring, whereas those animals without the mutation would perish. Moving to urban areas sometimes results in the decline or even extermination of animal populations. Topic: 904-013 Adaptations and Evolution