Charles Darwin Proposed a Mechanism for Descent with Modification That

question 42

Multiple Choice

Charles Darwin proposed a mechanism for descent with modification that stated that organisms of a particular species are adapted to their environment when they possess

• A) non-inheritable traits that enhance their survival in the local environment.
• B) non-inheritable traits that enhance their reproductive success in the local environment.
• C) non-inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.
• D) inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.
• E) inheritable traits that decrease their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.

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