The Principal Point of Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural

question 11

Multiple Choice

The principal point of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is that

• A)long-term heritable changes in organisms are caused by use and disuse.
• B)mutations that adapt an organism to a given environment always arise in the greatest frequency in the organisms that occupy that environment.
• C)mutations are caused by all sorts of environmental influences.
• D)survival of characteristics in a population depends on a favoring of some forms of a given trait over others in nature.
• E)mutations mostly have favorable effects.

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