Regarding the Nature of Natural Selection,which of the Following Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

Regarding the nature of natural selection,which of the following is NOT an accurate statement?

• A) Populations evolve traits by natural selection that will be useful for future environmental changes.
• B) Natural selection acts on the phenotypes of individuals, but evolution occurs with changes in allele frequencies in populations.
• C) Natural selection can and does produce features that are less than perfect adaptations.
• D) Natural selection operates as a systematic, nonprogressive mechanism.

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