Why Would Natural Selection Tend to Select Against Hybrids

question 74

Multiple Choice

Why would natural selection tend to select against hybrids?

• A) They aren't really natural so they can't be well adapted.
• B) Natural selection only works on species.
• C) Hybrids can't evolve since they have different parents who are better adapted to their own habitats.
• D) Hybrids tend not to be as well adapted as their parents because they haven't been in their environment for as long, so they're less fit.
• E) Natural selection always tends to favor older, established species over new ones.

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