Permanent change in a given plant population does not occur unless
A) inheritable variation develops.
B) the plants are pruned.
C) the plants are fertilized.
D) hormones are applied to the plants.
E) there are major climatic changes.

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Permanent change in a plant population is driven by inheritable variation, which allows for evolution and adaptation over generations. Pruning, fertilizing, and applying hormones can affect individual plants but do not result in inheritable changes to the population. Major climatic changes can drive evolution by acting on inheritable variations within the population, but the climatic changes themselves do not directly cause permanent genetic changes.

Permanent Change in a Given Plant Population Does Not Occur