Environmental Effects Can Cause the Following Responses Except

Question

Environmental effects can cause the following responses except  
A) altered metabolic pathways.
B) altered response to stress.
C) altered genotypes.
D) altered reproductive patterns.
E) altered phenotypes.

Accepted Answer

Environmental effects can alter phenotypes, reproductive patterns, metabolic pathways, and response to stress. However, they cannot alter genotypes, which are the underlying genetic makeup of an individual. Genotypes can only be altered through mutations or genetic recombination during reproduction.