The Fact That Individuals Who Possess Favorable Traits Are More

question 50

Multiple Choice

The fact that individuals who possess favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than those who possess less favorable traits is the basis for the theory of

• A)uniformitarianism.
• B)natural selection.
• C)the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
• D)catastrophism.
• E)the fixity of species.

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