Which of the following do the data from the New Zealand mud snail research sugge

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Which of the following do the data from the New Zealand mud snail research suggest?

A. When the parasite is in the mud snails’ environment, it kills the male mud snails but not the female mud snails

B.   Mud snails can change to produce sexually or asexually according to the environment they are in

C.   The Red Queen Hypothesis may operate in real life such that sexual reproduction by introducing greater genetic variability into a population may allow that population to more effectively adapt to its environment

D. Asexual reproduction may produce the highest fitness when there is not pressure to develop new traits to adapt to the environment.

Explanation / Answer

C.   The Red Queen Hypothesis may operate in real life such that sexual reproduction by introducing greater genetic variability into a population may allow that population to more effectively adapt to its environment

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