Natural Selection Is Best Described as

question 20

Multiple Choice

Natural selection is best described as

• A) causing the death of a significant proportion of the population.
• B) increasing the perfection of a species.
• C) driving the species toward an eventual endpoint in which the species possesses the best possible adaptations for that particular environment.
• D) working on the existing variation of traits to favor those better suited to the organism's environment.
• E) the ability to generate new traits that better suit the species.

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