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Lab: Natural Selection — Unit test

Question 9 • FL-2002070-M/J Comprehensive Science 2

According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, in which order do the steps of natural selection happen?

Answer
A
Some members of a population survive and reproduce, their environment or location changes, and favorable traits are passed on to offspring.
B
A population’s environment or location changes, some members survive and reproduce, and favorable traits are passed on to offspring.
C
Favorable traits are passed on to offspring in a population, some members survive and reproduce, and the environment or location changes.
D
Some members of a population survive and reproduce, favorable traits are passed on to offspring, and their environment or location changes.

Explanation

Natural selection begins when the environment or location changes, creating new pressures on a population. Individuals with traits better suited to those conditions are more likely to survive and reproduce, and they can pass those favorable traits to their offspring. Therefore, the correct order is “a population’s environment or location changes, some members survive and reproduce, and favorable traits are passed on to offspring.”

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