What Scenario Best Illustrates the Process of Natural Selection

question 31

Multiple Choice

What scenario best illustrates the process of natural selection?

• A)a population of mosquitoes develops resistance to a pesticide.
• B)a plant loses its leaves in a drought.
• C)a population of foxes increases as more prey becomes available.
• D)a bear learns to find food at a garbage dump.
• E)a chameleon's color changes to brown as it sits on a log.

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