AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION OF A POPULATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Natural selection is the process by which
A
change occurs in thegenetic characteristics of individuals that live together in an environmentfrom one generation to another
B
organisms with traitswell-suited to their environment reproduce at a greater rate than lesswell-adapted organisms in the same environment
C
use and disuse of acharacteristic leads to evolutionary change
D
baseball players pass onthe trait for strong arm muscles to children
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Evolution occurs by natural selection, the process by which organisms with traits that better enable them to adapt to their environment will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers. Evolution is due to differences in the survival and reproduction of individuals within a population.

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: -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-4: -Natural selection is the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change. Individuals in a population are naturally variable, meaning that they are all different in some ways. This variation means that some individuals have traits better suited to the environment than others.

Detailed explanation-5: -Natural selection is a process where organisms with beneficial and advantageous traits survive better than others. As generations pass, the species will have many organisms that have that advantageous trait.

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