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QuizMultiple Choice

Darwin's Theory

Question 4 • FL-2000310-Biology 1 Sem 1 - Flex

Which statement describes natural selection?

Answer
A
It is the primary mechanism for evolution.
B
It must act on structural traits.
C
It acts to cause overpopulation.
D
It causes learned skills to become heritable traits.

Explanation

Natural selection is a primary mechanism of evolution: individuals with heritable traits that improve survival or reproduction tend to leave more offspring, so those traits become more common over generations. It can act on behaviors or physiology as well as structural traits, and it does not make learned skills inherited or cause overpopulation. The correct choice is “It is the primary mechanism for evolution.”

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