What Is Natural Selection

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is natural selection?

• A) the theory that all life began in shallow coastal pools of protein-rich water
• B) the theory that all life on the Earth has evolved from single-celled organisms
• C) the idea that animals who share specialized characteristics are part of a genus
• D) the passing on of beneficial characteristics so that the most adaptable survive

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