Natural Selection Is Based on All of the Following Aspects

question 22

Multiple Choice

Natural selection is based on all of the following aspects EXCEPT

• A) variation exists within populations.
• B) the fittest individuals leave the most offspring.
• C) there is differential reproductive success within populations.
• D) the mechanism of evolution is the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
• E) more offspring are produced than can be supported by the resources of the environment.

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