Plasticity is most adaptive when the environment changes __________ throughout an organism's life.

a. rapidly and predictably
b. slowly and predictably
c. rapidly and unpredictably
d. slowly and unpredictably
e. I don't know the answer


Ans: b. slowly and predictably

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