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Conclusion It is a mistake to think, as ecologists once did, that natural selection will eventually result in organisms that will be perfectly adapted to their environments. █████ ████ ███████ ██████████ ██ ██ ██████████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██ ███████████ ███ ██ ████████████ ███████████ ███ ████ █████████████ ██ ██████ ███ ██ ██████████ █████ ████████ ███████ ██ ████████ ██ ████ ████ ███ ███ ██████████ ████ ██ █████ █████
Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The author refutes a claim made previously by some ecologists: The author argues that it is a mistake to think that natural selection will eventually result in organisms that are perfectly adapted to their environments. This is because perfect adaptation is impossible. It is impossible because environments vary a great deal, and no single set of characteristics could cause an organism to be adapted to all the conditions it might face.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s refutation of a once held claim: “It is a mistake to think, as ecologists once did, that natural selection will eventually result in organisms that will be perfectly adapted to their environments.”
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