If a population lacks variation (fixed),no individual has any advantageous trait,and the environment changes for the worse.What will most likely happen to the population in terms of natural selection?
A) The entire population will still survive and adapt to the new environment.
B) A portion of the population will still survive and adapt to the new environment.
C) The entire population will go extinct.
D) Artificial selection will occur since natural selection can not.
E) Some individuals in the population will automatically mutate in response to the environmental change so that variation will exist.

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If a population lacks variation and no individual has any advantageous trait, they will not have the trait necessary to survive the changes in the environment. Therefore, the entire population will go extinct.

If a Population Lacks Variation (Fixed),no Individual Has Any Advantageous