Evolutionary Theory Assumes That Individuals Who Receive a Competitive Advantage

question 57

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary theory assumes that individuals who receive a competitive advantage from inherited traits will be more likely to survive, reproduce, and thus pass on these adaptive traits to future generations. This process is known as

• A)natural endurance
• B)natural selection
• C)natural extinction
• D)natural survival

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