True or false? Changes in the environment can change the definition of

[Lee]

“the fittest” and therefore change.....? Changes in the environment can change the definition of “the fittest” and therefore change which species have a better chance to survive.
TRUE OR FALSE?

 

[Roland]

True.
In fact, changing environments is probably the major driving force in the development of new species.

 

[sectrix]

True. What 'the fittest' is depends entirely on the environment. Survival is nothing more than using your environment to keep yourself alive. If the environment changes then the adaptations a species has evolved may no longer give them an advantage.

 

[handy_man]

True: 'fittest' means 'most suited to a particular environment' therefore if the environment changes it will no longer be the 'fittest'