Which of the Following Is Not Part of Darwin's Theory

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not part of Darwin's theory of natural selection?

• A) Offspring are like their parents.
• B) There is variation between individuals within a species.
• C) Fewer offspring are produced each generation than can be supported by the environment.
• D) Some individuals have a higher chance of surviving and reproducing than others in the same population.
• E) Heritable characteristics can be passed from parent to offspring.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A gauge for the level of variability or disparity within a set of data points.

Interval Estimate

A type of estimate used in statistics that specifies a range within which a population parameter is expected to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Distribution

Refers to the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the context of mean.