What is the significance of genetic variation?

a. It influences population interactions.
b. It interacts within the biosphere.
c. It is the raw material for sexual reproduction.
d. It is the most fundamental level of species classification.
e. It is the raw material for adaptation, speciation, and evolution.


ANSWER: e

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