Which statement about natural selection is correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Individuals with variation that suits their environment survive and breed more
- Step 1: Populations show variation, and more offspring are born than can survive. Step 2. Individuals with helpful features survive and reproduce more, so their alleles increase over generations. Answer: survival and breeding of the better-suited individuals. Why not the others: Acquired changes are not inherited, not all individuals survive, and mutations are random, not directed by need.
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