If a population consisted only of individuals cloned from a single organism, then:
A) Lamarck would be right about species change for that population.
B) natural selection would not occur in that population.
C) Alfred Russell Wallace's ideas would apply well to that population.
D) the population would adapt well to environmental change.

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Since all individuals in the population are genetically identical clones, there is no genetic variation for natural selection to act upon. Natural selection requires genetic variation to drive evolutionary changes within a population.

If a Population Consisted Only of Individuals Cloned from a Single