Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Radiation and chemical damage can cause mutations
Mutations create diversity among life-forms
Mutations happen when there is a need for a new trait in a population
Without mutations, there would be no evolution
Mutations are the source of new alleles
What distinguishes mutations from evolution?
Evolution happens to individuals while mutations happen to a species
Mutations happen to individuals while evolution happens to a species
Mutations do not get passed onto offspring, but evolution is inherited
Evolution affects organisms on a short term basis, while mutations are long term
Mutation and evolution are synonymous
