Which of the Following Statements Concerning Evolution Is FALSE

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning evolution is FALSE?

• A) Natural selection requires variation in the population.
• B) An individual that is better adapted than others in a population will always be more reproductively successful.
• C) Genetic drift causes little evolutionary change in large populations.
• D) Evolution involves a change of frequency of alleles in the gene pool.

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