AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement best explains how natural selection occurs?
A
when adaptations help an organism reproduce and survive.
B
when organisms are geographically isolated.
C
when an organism’s offspring grow vestigial structures.
D
when characteristics from the parent organism are inherited.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Individuals with the most favorable traits survive and reproduce’

Detailed explanation-2: -The idea of natural selection is that traits that can be passed down allow organisms to adapt to the environment better than other organisms of the same species. This enables better survival and reproduction compared with other members of the species, leading to evolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -In natural selection, genetic mutations that are beneficial to an individual’s survival are passed on through reproduction. This results in a new generation of organisms that are more likely to survive to reproduce.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection, ” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the nineteenth century.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fitness describes how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment. Individuals with adaptations that are well-suited to their environment can survive and reproduce and are said to have high fitness.

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