Answer:
Antibiotic resistance continues to become worse, despite the ever-increasing resources devoted to combat the problem. One of the most important factors in the development of resistance to antibiotics is the remarkable ability of bacteria to share genetic resources via Lateral Gene Transfer (LGT).
LGT occurs on a global scale, such that in theory, any gene in any organism anywhere in the microbial biosphere might be mobilized and spread. With sufficiently strong selection, any gene may spread to a point where it establishes a global presence. From an antibiotic resistance perspective, this means that a resistance phenotype can appear in a diverse range of infections around the globe nearly simultaneously. We discuss the forces and agents that make this LGT possible and argue that the problem of resistance can ultimately only be managed by understanding the problem from a broad ecological and evolutionary perspective. We also argue that human activities are exacerbating the problem by increasing the tempo of LGT and bacterial evolution for many traits that are important to humans.
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Answer:
The correct option is B) adaptation
Explanation:
The features and properties of an organism that make it favourable to live in an environment are termed as the adaptations of that organism. Over time, evolution occurs and organisms with better adaptations survive as they are better suited to live in a particular environment. The light-coloured moths were adapted to live on Earth when the colour of the trees had not gone dark. With time, as the colour of trees got darker, the moth had to change colour to be better adapted to live on Earth.
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