Prey animals may survive longer if they run faster, but evolution does not produce prey species that run more and more fast each generation. This is likely because
A. the muscles and anatomy involved in running faster have a reproductive cost.
B. because genetic drift prevents such changes from occurring.
C. because subsequent mutations become less and less likely with each generation.
D. because predators are also evolving to be faster.
Answer: A
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