The Theory That Chance Variations Are Passed Down from Parent

question 294

Multiple Choice

The theory that chance variations are passed down from parent to offspring and that some variations are adaptive is known as

• A) adaptive evolution.
• B) natural selection.
• C) theory of evolution.
• D) evolutionary adaptiveness.

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