A population changes from year to year, and as a result different characteristics become more common in the population. Which parameter has the greatest influence on causing these changes in the population?
asexual reproduction
environmental changes
mitosis
rates of adaptation
climate change

Question

A population changes from year to year, and as a result different characteristics become more common in the population. Which parameter has the greatest influence on causing these changes in the population?
       asexual reproduction
       environmental changes
       mitosis
       rates of adaptation
       climate change

anonymous · Answer

What population changes would result from asexual reproduction?

anonymous · Answer

Not many...

anonymous · Answer

If any! Great job. So you can rule that one off your list.
What occurs during mitosis?

anonymous · Answer

division of a cell into two daughter cells exactly like the cell before. Right?

anonymous · Answer

Correct! Now, changes CAN occur during mitosis such as genetic mutations, but those are rare. What stands out about the choices of environmental changes vs climate change?

anonymous · Answer

They're pretty similar, I think. Um, environmental changes, couldn't they include climate change?

anonymous · Answer

Exactly, so that leaves you with rates of adaptation.
Adaptation in itself is the collective of changes in the population due to any factors such as genetic mutation and environmental changes.
I think you handled solving that problem well. Good luck on your studies, and if you need any more help, I'm more than happy to!

anonymous · Answer

Thanks! :D