EVOLUTION
DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring
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they tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the population
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they are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment
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They will perpetuate unfavorable changes in the species.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of evolution by natural selection? They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring.
Detailed explanation-2: -Individuals with adaptive traits-traits that give them some advantage-are more likely to survive and reproduce. These individuals then pass the adaptive traits on to their offspring. Over time, these advantageous traits become more common in the population.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘Individuals with the most favorable traits survive and reproduce’
Detailed explanation-4: -The mechanism that Darwin proposed for evolution is natural selection. Because resources are limited in nature, organisms with heritable traits that favor survival and reproduction will tend to leave more offspring than their peers, causing the traits to increase in frequency over generations.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.