Based upon your activities in this lab, would you say that natural selection selects for characteristics that are favorable for the organism's current habitat or for the best overall adaptation for most habitats likely to be inhabited in the future?

Based upon your activities in this lab, would you say that natural selection selects for characteristics that are favorable for the organism's current habitat or for the best overall adaptation for most habitats likely to be inhabited in the future?

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Chapter11: Evolution And Its Processes

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