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Copper in soil is usually toxic to plants, but some plants that grow near copper mines evolve copper tolerance. when copper-tolerant plants are grown in copper-free soil, they are outcompeted by the non-tolerant genotype. which of the following principles does this scenario exemplify?
a.
the evolution of tolerance to copper resulted in a dependence on copper
b.
evolution always maximizes the improvement or progress of a species
c.
evolutionary changes can be advantageous under some environmental conditions but disadvantageous under others
d.
resistant phenotypes always out-compete non-resistant phenotypes

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