The Notion That the Traits That Help a Species Survive

question 71

Multiple Choice

The notion that the traits that help a species survive and reproduce are passed along more frequently than those that do not (i.e. differential reproduction and adaptation) is known as

• A) Lamarckianism.
• B) punctuated equilibrium.
• C) natural selection.
• D) gradualism.

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