Look at Figure 1-12. What is the fifth concept used for understanding plants (in the section Using Concepts to Understand Plants)? We do not know for certain what the environment of this deer is, but would you guess that the deer is well adapted or poorly adapted? Is it likely to survive long enough to pass on its genes for this particular skin pattern? Now imagine that the deer’s environment changes. All hunting is outlawed. There are not even any poachers—no hunters at all try to kill deer. In this new environment, does this skin pattern matter any more? Is the deer still poorly adapted?

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