Does Environment Matter?

Some organisms thrive or fail in their environments based on their traits, or the characteristics that they inherited from their parents. However, the successfulness of an organism depends on the environment it finds itself in and the behaviors or actions of an organism. Therefore, inherited characteristics are affected by outside conditions, including the environment an organism lives in and the behaviors of an organism. But, how so? What specific evidence do you have to support that statement? How are inherited characteristics affected by environmental conditions and behaviors? Let’s take a closer look at some organisms to obtain evidence to support the statement!