Even Though Natural Selection Was Named After the Artificial Selection

question 58

Multiple Choice

Even though natural selection was named after the artificial selection that plant and animal breeders use, it really refers to the

• A) survival of the physically fit.
• B) reproduction of traits from generation to generation.
• C) selective retention of variation in a population.
• D) variable ability of species to survive and reproduce.

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