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