Question

to have hardy - weinberg equilibrium, the following five factors must be met: 1. population must be very large 2. no gene flow 3. no mutations 4. random mating 5. no natural selection if hardy - weinberg equilibrium is met, a population is not evolving. however, it is impossible for a natural population to meet all the required factors for hardy - weinberg equilibrium for several reasons. what does hardy - weinberg equilibrium illustrate about populations? populations evolve because conditions necessary for true hardy - weinberg equilibrium do not exist. most populations remain the same and never evolve. populations cannot evolve as the conditions are impossible to meet leading to mass extinctions.

Explanation:

Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium requires five factors (large population, no gene flow, no mutations, random mating, no natural selection). Since natural populations can't meet these, they evolve.

Answer:

Populations evolve because conditions necessary for true Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium do not exist.