Question

Evolution occurs in individuals, not populations. a) True b) False

Answer 1

Answer: False.

Evolution occurs in population.

Explanation:

Evolution is the change in heritable characteristics of species over several generations and this depends on natural selection. Evolution occur in populations and not individual for it is impossible for individual to evolve alone. This change the gene frequencies in a gene pool.

Answer 2

B. False

The process of evolution occurs only in populations and not in individuals... Five forces can cause genetic variation and evolution in a population: mutations, natural selection, genetic drift, genetic hitchhiking, and gene flow.