Darwin's Main Tenet of Natural Selection Was That

question 14

Multiple Choice

Darwin's main tenet of natural selection was that

• A) only the oldest live to reproduce.
• B) organisms can acquire advantageous adaptations as they encounter new habitats.
• C) death limits population size and those individuals that produce the most offspring are more likely to survive.
• D) every organism has the potential to produce more offspring than can survive and those individuals that are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive.

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