Is any form of adaptation coevolution?
A)Yes, evolution always happens in response to environmental change.
B)Yes, other species are always part of an organism's environment.
C)No, only evolution as an action-reaction response to a selection pressure imposed by interacting organisms on each other qualifies as coevolution.
D)No, coevolution is by definition limited to mutualistic interactions.

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Coevolution is a specific type of evolution that occurs when one species evolves in response to another species, which is also evolving in response to the first species. This type of evolution results from the action-reaction responses to selection pressures imposed by interacting organisms on each other. Therefore, only evolution as a response to selection pressures imposed by interacting organisms on each other qualifies as coevolution. Adaptations that do not result from this kind of interaction are not considered coevolutionary.

Is Any Form of Adaptation Coevolution