Question

Darwin hypothesized that there are definite steps to natural selection. One is populations are large and in the population variation exists. Consider this population of disease-causing bacteria. What is the MOST LIKELY cause for variation in this population?

Answer 1

C) Genetic Mutation because The most likely cause for genetic variation in a population of bacteria is genetic mutation. Most often, bacteria reproduce quickly using asexual reproduction. The mutation provides drug-resistance.

Answer 2

The answer is genetic mutation.