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How does the environment influence the survival advantage/disadvantage of certain characteristics?

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Many students believe that the physical characteristics of organisms change in response to changes in the environment in which the organisms live, and that these changes are passed on to future generations. For example, there is widespread belief that, over many generations, giraffes have gradually developed longer necks as they competed with other animals and each other to reach higher and higher leaves on trees for food.

Many students also believe that organisms can deliberately develop new traits in order to improve their chances of survival. As an example, students believe that moths with spotted wings are able to change the color and patterns on their wings so they are better camouflaged among tree trunks that may have become darker from pollution from industry. Many students also believe that repeated use of insecticides like DDT has meant present populations of insects have become

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