Charles Darwin, When Developing His Theory of Adaptation by Natural

question 38

Multiple Choice

Charles Darwin, when developing his theory of adaptation by natural selection, incorporated the observation that

• A) offspring are adapted to avoid resembling their parents in order to avoid mate confusion.
• B) offspring tend to resemble their parents.
• C) all competition between individuals within a species is over mates.
• D) variation in offspring is shaped by the behavior of the parents during their lifetimes.

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