Question

Why can a population evolve but an individual cannot?

A. An individual's genotype is fixed at the time of fertilization.
B. An individual's genotype changes during its lifetime.
C. An individual is the product of recombination.
D. An individual cannot pass changes in
genes to offspring.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

• A population can evolve but an individual cannot
• An individual's genotype changes during its lifetime
• This way, future populations exhibit these genetic changes (evolution), but the individual cannot

Answer 2

B. An individual's genotype changes during its lifetime.

Step-by-step explanation:

Individual organisms do not evolve, they retain the same genes throughout their life.