Which of the Following Best Explains How Natural Selection Works

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains how natural selection works?

• A) Organisms are variable and those traits that allow an individual to reproduce most successfully are selected for, and therefore passed along into the population.
• B) Organisms are variable and compete against each other, and those that are the strongest are selected for and the population acquires their traits.
• C) Survival of the fittest.
• D) Organisms are variable and natural selection randomly selects for certain traits which are then passed along to the population.
• E) Natural selection works by changing an individual traits so that they are best suited to their environment.
• Scientist Spotlight: Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (1890-1962)

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