What Is True of Natural Selection

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is true of natural selection?

• A) Natural selection is a random process.
• B) Natural selection creates beneficial mutations.
• C) The only way to eliminate harmful mutations is through natural selection.
• D) Mutations occur at random; natural selection can preserve and distribute beneficial mutations.
• E) Mutations occur when directed by the good of the species; natural selection edits out harmful mutations and causes populations to adapt to the beneficial mutations.

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Definitions:

Surplus III

Excess of production or supply over demand in a market, leading to potential price reductions to clear the surplus stock.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total net benefit to society from trading a good or service.

Equilibrium Price

Equilibrium price is the market price where the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded.

Willingness to Pay

The maximum amount an individual is prepared to spend on a good or service.