AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does natural selection drive evolution?
A
It does not; natural selection and evolution are entirely separate processes.
B
Before they can reproduce, individuals must adapt certain traits through natural selection.
C
Within a generation, natural selection causes populations to eliminate unfavorable traits.
D
Over time, natural selection causes living populations to evolve environmental adaptations.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through this process of natural selection, favorable traits are transmitted through generations. Natural selection can lead to speciation, where one species gives rise to a new and distinctly different species. It is one of the processes that drives evolution and helps to explain the diversity of life on Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -it is a mechanism of evolution because natural selection causes change to occur in organisms. Traits that are unfavorable will be selected out of the population, whereas beneficial traits will be selected for and eventually this creates changes and even knew species or organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Changing rainfall and drought patterns likely play a key role in shaping natural selection among plants and animals in the wild, according to a study published today involving UC Berkeley scientists.

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