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A parasitic fungus can only reproduce while living inside its host ant species and the fungus can only parasitize one species of ant. A disease causes the extinction of the ant species the fungus can parasitize. Which of the following is the best prediction for the fungus population? The fungus will develop a mutation that allows them to parasitize other ant species. At least some individuals will be able to switch to a different ant species as this is necessary for the continued survival of the population. Populations always have adequate variation to respond to environmental change, so some individuals will survive and pass on their adaptive characteristics to their offspring. The fungi will not be capable of reproducing so the population will eventually die out

A parasitic fungus can only reproduce while living inside its host ant species and the fungus can only parasitize one species of ant. A disease causes the extinction of the ant species the fungus can parasitize. Which of the following is the best prediction for the fungus population? The fungus will develop a mutation that allows them to parasitize other ant species. At least some individuals will be able to switch to a different ant species as this is necessary for the continued survival of the population. Populations always have adequate variation to respond to environmental change, so some individuals will survive and pass on their adaptive characteristics to their offspring. The fungi will not be capable of reproducing so the population will eventually die out

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A parasitic fungus can only reproduce while living inside its host ant species and the fungus can only parasitize one species of ant. A disease causes the extinction of the ant species the fungus can parasitize. Which of the following is the best prediction for the fungus population? The fungus will develop a mutation that allows them to parasitize other ant species. At least some individuals will be able to switch to a different ant species as this is necessary for the continued survival of the population. Populations always have adequate variation to respond to environmental change, so some individuals will survive and pass on their adaptive characteristics to their offspring. The fungi will not be capable of reproducing so the population will eventually die out
Transcribed Image Text:A parasitic fungus can only reproduce while living inside its host ant species and the fungus can only parasitize one species of ant. A disease causes the extinction of the ant species the fungus can parasitize. Which of the following is the best prediction for the fungus population? The fungus will develop a mutation that allows them to parasitize other ant species. At least some individuals will be able to switch to a different ant species as this is necessary for the continued survival of the population. Populations always have adequate variation to respond to environmental change, so some individuals will survive and pass on their adaptive characteristics to their offspring. The fungi will not be capable of reproducing so the population will eventually die out
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