After teaching a unit on evolution, Mrs. Reed asks her students to write a paragraph on the likely reason that modern African Elephants have big ears while Asian Elephants have smaller ears. One of her students turns in the following:"All elephants had small ears. One year, it was very hot in Africa. Some of the African elephants started to grow bigger ears to help release more heat and cool off. The elephants that grew the biggest ears lived and were able to have more offspring. The offspring were born with the bigger ears from their parents."What is the student's misconception?A. A population can change while still remaining the same species.B. Acquired traits are passed onto offspring.C. Offspring are genetically identical to their parents.D. Evolution can result in new species.

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