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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/12 · May/June 2020 · Q371 Mark

What describes features of natural selection?

Acauses mutations to happen: yes, leads to the evolution of new species: yes, results in existing species becoming extinct: yes
Bcauses mutations to happen: yes, leads to the evolution of new species: yes, results in existing species becoming extinct: no
Ccauses mutations to happen: yes, leads to the evolution of new species: no, results in existing species becoming extinct: yes
Dcauses mutations to happen: no, leads to the evolution of new species: yes, results in existing species becoming extinct: yes

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D: causes mutations to happen: no, leads to the evolution of new species: yes, results in existing species becoming extinct: yes

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 37.

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