Natural Selection Is the Process by Which the Forms Most

question 10

Multiple Choice

Natural selection is the process by which the forms most fit to survive and reproduce in a given environment do so in greater numbers than others in the same population. But more than survival of the fittest, natural selection is the natural process that leads to

• A) the most fit members collecting the most resources from the environment.
• B) survival success in any environment.
• C) the toughest members of their population having the longest life span.
• D) the survival of those members of their population that practice true altruism.
• E) differential reproductive success.

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