According to the Evolutionary Theory of Aging, Why Hasn't Natural

question 108

Multiple Choice

According to the evolutionary theory of aging, why hasn't natural selection eliminated many harmful conditions and nonadaptive characteristics in older adults?

• A) Natural selection is closely linked with reproduction in young adulthood.
• B) Cultural variation overwhelms natural selection.
• C) It is abnormal for humans to live as long they do not.
• D) Synthetic foods have disturbed the evolutionary process.

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