Question

Plant species with wide range of distribution evolves into local populations called

• A. Ephemeral
• B. Biome
• C. Population
• D. Ecotype
• E. Ecosystem

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

An ecotype is a population (or subspecies or race) that is adapted to local environmental conditions. The implication is that those individuals which were best adapted to the prevailing conditions left the most offspring. Moreover, those more successful individuals carry genes that are partly responsible for their success in that environment. Thus, the adaptations of these ecotypes are based on the interactions of their own special sets of genes with their own environment.

So, the correct answer is 'Ecotype'.