Which of the following statements about adaptation is true?
A)An individual that has learned how to survive cold winters has become adapted to the cold.
B)A population that has an increase in frequency of alleles for thicker fur has become adapted to the cold.
C)Adaptation results when cold temperatures cause mutations for longer fur.
D)Adaptation is possible when all the alleles in a gene pool are the same.

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Adaptation occurs at the population level, not the individual level. It also involves changes in allele frequency over time. Therefore, a population that has an increase in frequency of alleles for thicker fur has become adapted to the cold.

Which of the Following Statements About Adaptation Is True