Artificial Selection Experiments are Best Able to Answer the Question

Question

Artificial selection experiments are best able to answer the question of whether or not
A) a behavior can evolve quickly.
B) a behavior is learned.
C) behavioral differences in natural populations have a genetic component.
D) imprinting is involved in a behavior.
E) a fixed action pattern exists.

Accepted Answer

C  Artificial selection experiments can demonstrate how quickly a behavior can evolve (A) and reveal if behavioral differences have a genetic basis (C) by selecting for specific traits over generations.