Answer:
Adaptation.
Explanation:
Adaptation occurs when the acid tolerance of several plant species has increased significantly in the polluted area. The main reason for this tolerance is the change in the genetic makeup or mutation occurs in the cell due to the exposure of DNA to the chemicals of the environment that cause pollution. The plant adopt the environment by producing certain chemicals that cancel the effects of pollutants and as a result, the plant survive.
The answer to this question is D
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Correct answer: Adequate intake
It is a recommended intake value that given based on experimentally determined approximation or the estimates of the nutrients intake by a group of healthy people.
It becomes an important guide in the absence of enough scientific evidence in order to establish an estimated average requirement. Adequate intake of a nutrient is determined after a lot of observation and research.
Hence, the correct answer would be Adequate intake.
