New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 8 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 8 Exam

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A mutation in a plant produces a new trait that allows it to survive with less water. In a dry environment, this plant produces more offspring than plants without the mutation. What will most likely happen over many generations?

The new trait will become more common in the population because plants with it survive and reproduce better in dry conditions The new trait will disappear because mutations are always harmful The trait will spread only if humans plant the seeds The trait will have no effect on the population

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The new trait will become more common in the population because plants with it survive and reproduce better in dry conditions

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