Which of the Following Best Describes Natural Selection

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes natural selection?

• A)It is the idea that the strong survive and the weak die off.
• B)It is a guess made by scientists about how life develops,but it has no hard evidence to support it.
• C)It is the idea that organisms with genetic traits that improve their ability to reproduce are more likely to pass those traits on to future generations.
• D)It is the idea that organisms naturally increase in complexity and intelligence with time.

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Definitions:

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