One example of a long term effect such as loss of habitat could be a possible decrease in population of a species and others that rely on it.
Answer:
Pollen reproductive structures consist only
of stamens would be able to produce
Explanation:
No C is the answer
Answer: best adapted to the environment
Explanation: fitness can be thought of as fit for purpose. The most fit for purpose organism is the one best adapted to its environment.
Nevertheless, all the options are characteristic of adaptation
It is not particularly useful to discuss natural selection in terms of individuals and not populations. An advantageous mutation in one individual is the theoretical starting point for a better adapted population, but adaptation happens in a population very slowly if at all if it depends on a single individual. The smaller the population, the higher the probability that the adaptation will be eliminated by chance.
The answer is punctuated equilibrium. This is a theory in evolutionary biology that says the evolution of different species proceeds in a characteristic way of relative stability for very long periods interspersed with shorter periods. During this period new species emerge as others become extinct.