Biological Science (6th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321976495
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 52 - Community Ecology - Review - Page 1115: 6

Answer

The statement that the species try to increase their fitness by helping friendly species and hurting enemy species is incorrect. This is because the species can not think consciously like an human being for their improvement and, thus, unable to make decisions.

Work Step by Step

The species comprises diverse individuals with different traits. The individuals of a species might fail or succeed in surviving and reproducing under various conditions, and also while interacting with other species. Thus, species, on the whole, cannot help friendly species and hurt the enemy species in order to increase their fitness. The fitness of the species increases by the evolution of certain traits over time, which helps in better adaptation.
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