English Language · English Literature
In evolutionary discussions, if an author states that flight 'inadvertently steered bird evolution away from complex cultural development', the word 'inadvertently' primarily suggests that:
- 1The lack of complex culture in birds is a direct result of a genetic mutation linked to flight.
- 2Natural selection is a flawed process that sometimes leads species down suboptimal evolutionary paths.
- 3The development of flight, while beneficial, had an unforeseen and limiting consequence on birds' evolutionary trajectory in other domains.✓
- 4Birds made an unconscious choice to prioritize flight over cultural advancement.
Correct answer
The development of flight, while beneficial, had an unforeseen and limiting consequence on birds' evolutionary trajectory in other domains.
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