Answer:
The answer is A) derived from the nematocysts of its prey.
Explanation:
Sea stars mostly eat cnidarians (mollusks) which can contain a large number of nematocysts in their bodies. Therefore it would be possible that this toxin is absorbed from the prey.
According to Charles Darwin's theory of Evolution by natural selection, organisms that possess heritable traits that enable them to better adapt to their environment compared with other members of their species will be more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass more of their genes on to the next generation.
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One word answer:Adaptation:
I learned this long ago, I think it's either Mitosis or cell division, this is when one cell divides to make 2 cells and those 2 cell divide to make 4 cells and those 4 cells divide to make 8 cells and so on.